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Carl Nielsen

Preludio e Presto, opus 52

for soloviolin

Preludio e Presto, Opus 52

for Solo Violin

Opus 52
CNW 47
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) II/10
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 21
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 128

Link to external resource Carl Nielsen Edition

Composition: 1927–28.

The first musical ideas for Preludio e Presto can dated to late 1927. During the first months of 1928, Nielsen finished the work, end-dating the fair copy on 28 March. He regularly discussed technical problems with Emil Telmányi, who premiered the work in April that year.

Instrumentation: vl.violino

Music

1. Preludio

Con fantasia

2. Presto

Presto

Sources

Part, draft

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Parts, Draft, Complete]

DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 21b.

CNU Source D.

Part, draft

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Parts, Draft, Complete]

DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 21c.

CNU Source E.

Part, autograph, fair copy

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Parts, Fair copy, Complete]

DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 21a. Link to external resource

Facsimile

CNU Source B.

Part, autograph, fair copy

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Parts, Fair copy, Fragment]

DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Palsbos Samling.

CNU Source F.

Part, print

[Classification: Notated music, Print, Copy, Parts, First edition, Complete]

Skandinavisk og Borups Musikforlag, Copenhagen 1928.

Title page on original cover: Carl Nielsen / Op 52 / Præludio e Presto / per / Violino Solo / Copyright: Carl Nielsen Copenhagen / All rights reserved / ENEFORHANDLER: SKANDINAVISK OG BORUPS MUSIK FORLAG / Aktieselskab / Bredgade 31 / København.

CNU Source A.

Dedication copy (from Emil Telmányi to the Hjorth brothers)

DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København DFM 29, nr. 33, 15.

CNU Source A¹ .
Emil Telmányi's copy

Privately owned; copy in DK-Kk.

CNU Source C.

Performances

14 Apr. 1928	Borups Højskole, Copenhagen (Foreningen Ny Musik; performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). First performance. Reviews: Nationaltidende, 15 Apr. 1928. Berlingske Tidende, 15 Apr. 1928. Politiken, 15 Apr. 1928 (Hugo Seligmann). Social-Demokraten , 15 Apr. 1928 (Axel Wessel).
19 Apr. 1928	Industribygningens Festsal, Copenhagen (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin).

Documents

Letters:

17 Jan. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Irmelin Eggert Møller and Eggert Møller, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIIAa1. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/11)
17 Jan. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Irmelin Eggert Møller, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIIAa2. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/13)
25 Jan. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Irmelin Eggert Møller, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIIAa1. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/17)
29 Mar. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Halder Balslev, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/77)
12 Apr. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Julius Clausen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København UT 358, 12. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/94)
13 Apr. 1928	from Anne Marie Telmányi to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIIAa3. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/95)
14 Apr. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIAa. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/96; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 538)
21 Apr. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIAa. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/110; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 541)
21 Nov. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Emil Telmányi, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) . (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/353)
7 Dec. 1928	from Carl Nielsen to Emil Telmányi, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) . (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/377)
26 Aug. 1929	from Carl Nielsen to Gunnar Jeanson, S-SkmaMusik- och teaterbiblioteket, Stockholm Gunnar Jeansons arkiv. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. X/723; CNL 686)
17 Oct. 1930	from Carl Nielsen to Sven Kjellström, S-SkmaMusik- och teaterbiblioteket, Stockholm brevsamlingen/Musikmuseet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/317)
23 Oct. 1930	from Thorvald Nielsen to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/326)

Diary entries:

1930	DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IC. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/412)

Bibliography

Emil Telmányi: 'Carl Nielsens violinstil'. Dansk Musiktidsskrift, 7/1, Jan. 1932, pp. 41–42.

Emil Telmányi: 'Introduktion til Carl Nielsens violinværker', in: Oplevelser og studier omkring Carl Nielsen (Danmarks sanglærerforening and Th. Laursens Bogtrykkeri: Copenhagen 1966).

Emil Telmányi: Af en musikers billedbog. Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck: Copenhagen 1978.

Emil Telmányi: Vejledning til indstudering og fortolkning af Carl Nielsens violinværker og kvintet for strygere. Edition Wilhelm Hansen: Copenhagen 1982.

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CNW

Catalogue of Carl Nielsen's Works

Preludio e Presto, opus 52

for soloviolin

Preludio e Presto, Opus 52

for Solo Violin

Music

1. Preludio

2. Presto

Sources

Part, draft

Part, draft

Part, autograph, fair copy

Part, autograph, fair copy

Part, print

Dedication copy (from Emil Telmányi to the Hjorth brothers)

Emil Telmányi's copy

Performances

Documents

Bibliography