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Carl Nielsen

Symphonisk Suite, opus 8

Symphonic Suite, Opus 8

Opus 8
CNW 82
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) II/12
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 17
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 19

Dedicatee: Victor Bendix

Carl Nielsen Edition

Arrangements not by Nielsen:
See Appendix

Composition: 1894.

Following the hugely successful premiere of the First Symphony (CNW 25) in March 1894, Nielsen composed Symphonisk Suite. The second movement is dated 23 May 1894, whilst the rest of the Suite was finished towards the end of August.

Instrumentation: pf.pianoforte (piano)

1. Intonation

Maestoso

2.

Quasi allegretto

3.

Andante

4. Finale

Allegro

Score, draft and sketches

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

Score, autograph, fair copy (first movement)

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Fair copy, Excerpt]

Score, autograph, printer's manuscript

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, printer's copy, Complete]

Score, print

[Classification: Notated music, Print, Score, First edition, Complete]
Wilhelm Hansen, Copenhagen 1895.
Title page: TIL VICTOR BENDIX: / SYMPHONISK SUITE / FOR PIANOFORTE AF / CARL NIELSEN / OP.VIII / WILHELM:HANSENs FORLAG / KIØBENHAVN & LEIPZIG

  • Carl Nielsen's copy

    DK-Odense, Carl Nielsen Museet.
    CNU Source A.

Score, print, excerpt (second movement)

[Classification: Notated music, Print, Score, Later edition, Excerpt]

Printed in: Die Musik, vol. 5/15 (1906), Musikbeilage.

4 May 1895 Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen (performer: Louis Glass, piano). Symphonia. First performance.
Reviews: Politiken, 5 May 1895 (B.). Avisen, 5 May 1895. Aftenbladet, 6 May 1895 (M.). Adresseavisen, 6 May 1895. Berlingske Tidende, 6 May 1895 (H.W. Schytte). København, 7 May 1895 (Sophus Andersen).
3 Feb. 1898 Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen (performer: Adolfa Johnsson, piano). Carl Nielsen.
Reviews: Nationaltidende, 4 Feb. 1898 (Gustav Hetsch). Dannebrog, 4 Feb. 1898 (Nanna Liebmann). Politiken, 4 Feb. 1989 (Charles Kjerulf).
4 Mar. 1901 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performer: Dagmar Borup, piano). Dagmar Borup and Julius Borup.
30 Nov. 1907 (performer: Henrik Knudsen, piano).
Reviews: Politiken, 1 Dec. 1907 (Charles Kjerulf). Berlingske Tidende Aftenblad, 2 Dec. 1907 (Alfred Tofft).
18 Nov. 1907 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performer: Henrik Knudsen). Private Chamber Music Society (Privat Kammermusikforening).
22 Nov. 1907 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performer: Henrik Knudsen). Private Chamber Music Society (Privat Kammermusikforening).
30 Nov. 1907 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performer: Henrik Knudsen, piano). Carl Nielsen.
13 Feb. 1918 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performer: Johanne Stockmarr, piano).
10 Apr. 1918 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performer: Johanne Stockmarr, piano).
21 Jan. 1920 Casinos Koncertsal, Copenhagen (performer: Thoralf Løsekraut, piano). 1. and 2. movement.
22 Oct. 1925 Copenhagen Academy of Music (Kjøbenhavns Musikkonservatorium), Copenhagen (performer: Hans Klitgaard, piano).
2 Nov. 1929 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (conductor: Agnete Foght, piano).
2 Oct. 1930 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performer: Bent Froda, piano).
27 Oct. 1930 Copenhagen Academy of Music (Københavns Musikkonservatorium), Copenhagen (performer: Herman Koppel, piano).
3 Feb. 1931 Studentermusikforeningen, Copenhagen (performer: Herman Koppel, piano).
11 Mar. 1931 Lahti (performer: Sigrid Holst-Kuosma, piano). Finnish radio?

Letters:

27 Aug. 1894   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. I/469; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 88)
24 Oct. 1894   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. I/486; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 99; CNL 91)
15 Feb. 1895   from Carl Nielsen to Marie Dahl Musæus, 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. I/530)
23 Feb. 1895   from Carl Nielsen to Bror Beckman, S-SkmaMusik- och teaterbiblioteket, Stockholm Bror Beckmans arkiv. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. I/531; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 28; CNL 108)
11 Mar. 1895   from Carl Nielsen to William Behrend, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 5155 4°. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. I/533; CNL 109)
20 Mar. 1895   from Carl Nielsen to Ministeriet for Kirke- og Undervisningsvæsenet, DK-København, Rigsarkivet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. I/534)
4 May 1895   from Carl Nielsen to Bror Beckman, S-SkmaMusik- och teaterbiblioteket, Stockholm Bror Beckmans arkiv. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. I/538; M & M 30; CNL 110)
5 Mar. 1896   from Carl Nielsen to Jean Louis Nicodé, D-DlSächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB), Dresden. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. I/557)
27 Mar. 1896   from Carl Nielsen to Ministeriet for Kirke- og Undervisningsvæsenet, DK-København, Rigsarkivet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. I/565; CNL 115)
23 May 1897   from Carl Nielsen to Bror Beckman, S-SkmaMusik- och teaterbiblioteket, Stockholm Bror Beckmans arkiv. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. I/633; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 37; CNL 127)
12 Jan. 1898   from Carl Nielsen to Ministeriet for Kirke- og Undervisningsvæsenet, DK-København, Rigsarkivet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. II/2)
5 Feb. 1898   from Carl Nielsen to Adolfa Johnsson, 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. II/7)
7 Nov. 1898   from Carl Nielsen to Ministeriet for Kirke- og Undervisningsvæsenet, DK-København, Rigsarkivet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. II/59)
13 Apr. 1899   from Carl Nielsen to Adolfa Johnsson, 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. II/71)
27 Sept. 1899   from Carl Nielsen to Ministeriet for Kirke- og Undervisningsvæsenet, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) ID3a. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. II/94)
30 Oct. 1900   from Carl Nielsen to Ministeriet for Kirke- og Undervisningsvæsenet, DK-København, Rigsarkivet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. II/165; CNL 142)
6 Nov. 1901   from Carl Nielsen to Angul Hammerich, 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. II/193; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 42)
11 Nov. 1901   from Carl Nielsen to Henrik Knudsen, 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. II/195)
19 Mar. 1903   from Carl Nielsen to Henrik Knudsen, 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. II/266; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 46; CNL 159)
3 Mar. 1905   from Carl Nielsen to Klaus Berntsen, DK-Odense, Carl Nielsen Museet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. II/444; CNL 191)
24 Mar. 1905   from Carl Nielsen to Klaus Berntsen, DK-Odense, Carl Nielsen Museet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. II/486; CNL 202)
25 Sept. 1905   from Thorvald Otterström 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. II/529)
6 Dec. 1905   from Carl Nielsen to Julius Röntgen, NL-DHnmiNederlands Muziek Instituut, Den Haag HGM-107/C-135–16. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. II/547; CNL 211)
29 Dec. 1905   from Thorvald Otterström 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. II/550)
23 Sept. 1907   from Carl Nielsen to Henrik Knudsen, 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. III/386)
25 Nov. 1907   from Carl Nielsen to Robert Henriques, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 3783, 4°. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. III/420)
26 Nov. 1907   from Carl Nielsen to Ove Rode, DK-København, Rigsarkivet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. III/424)
2 Dec. 1907   from Carl Nielsen to Knud Harder, privately owned. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. III/430; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 90)
28 Oct. 1910   from Carl Nielsen to Alette Schou, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NBD 2. rk., Acc. 1985/54. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. III/430)
12 June 1911   from Carl Nielsen to Ture Rangström, 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. IV/68)
11 July 1911   from Henrik Knudsen 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. IV/78)
31 May 1916   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. V/356; CNL 375)
7 Apr. 1920   from Carl Nielsen to Asger Wilhelm Hansen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København WHA. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. VI/374)

Diary entries:

17 Nov. 1894   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. I/522; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 123)
20 Jan. 1898   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. II/3; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 152)

Other other:

Helge Wamberg (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Hvad siger Kunstnerne om Kritiken?'. Pressens Magasin, 11, 1 June 1918. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 60)

Hans Tørsleff (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen og "Modernismen"'. Dagbladet, 6 Oct. 1931. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 199)

Motiv Fortegnelse Carl Nielsen: Symphonisk Suite. Programme for Symphonia's second subscription concert at Koncertpalæet . 4 May 1895. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 2)

Charles Kjerulf: 'Carl Nielsen'. Nordisk Musik-Revue, 1/2,3, Nov., Dec. 1900, pp. 17–22, 34–38.

Rudolph Bergh: 'Fra opera og koncertsal'. Tilskueren, 19, 1902, pp. 262–68.

Richard Hove: 'Dansk musik idag'. Tidsskrift for dansk Folkeoplysning, 4/2, Dec. 1930, pp. 65–81.

Julius Rabe: 'Carl Nielsen'. Nordisk tidsskrift for vetenskap, kunst och industri, 8, 1932, pp. 418–27.

Christian Christiansen: 'Carl Nielsen's klaverstil'. Dansk Musiktidsskrift, 7/1, Jan. 1932, pp. 42–43.

Bengt Pleijel: 'Carl Nielsen och hans musik estetik'. Vår sang, Nov. 1940, pp. 93–95.

Bengt Johnsson: 'Carl Nielsens pianomusik'. Musikvärlden, 4/6, June – Aug. 1948, pp. 176–80.

Max Brod: Streitbares Leben: Autobiographie. Kinder-Verlag: München 1960, pp. 404–10.

Harold Truscott: 'The Piano Music of Carl Nielsen'. The Chesterian, 34/202, Spring 1960, pp. 103–10.

Arne Skjold Rasmussen: 'Klaverværkerne', in: Jürgen Balzer (ed.): Carl Nielsen: i hundredåret for hans fødsel (Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck: Copenhagen 1965), pp. 55–64.

Arne Skjold Rasmussen: 'The Piano Works', in: Jürgen Balzer (ed.): Carl Nielsen: Centenary Essays (Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck: Copenhagen 1965), pp. 55–64.

Torben Schousboe: 'Foreningen symfonia – sin tids DUT'. Dansk Musiktidsskrift, 46/6, June 1970, pp. 156–59, 161–68.

Mina Florence Miller: The Solo Piano Music of Carl Nielsen: An Analysis for Performance. New York University: 1978. Ph.D. dissertation.

Sarah Johnston Reid: Tonality's Changing Role: A Survey of Non-concentric Instrumental Works of the Nineteenth Century. University of Texas at Austin: 1980. Ph.D. dissertation.


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