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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

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

1. Preludio

Con fantasia

2. Presto

Presto

Part, draft

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

Part, draft

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

Part, autograph, fair copy

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

Part, autograph, fair copy

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

    CNU Source A1.

  • Emil Telmányi's copy

    Privately owned; copy in DK-Kk.
    CNU Source C.
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).

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)

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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