Symphony No.1 in D Major – Fourth Movement

Listening Guide   The Work Tempo: Stürmisch Bewegt (With Stormy Agitation). Energisch. Mit Grosser Wildheit (Energetic. With Great Fury) Key: F Minor/D-Flat; Numerous Keys During Development (G Minor; C Major; D Major, F Major/Minor) Ending In D Major (B-Flat To D Major) Time Signature: Alla Breve (With 4/4 During The Return Of Symphony’s Introduction) Form: Expanded… Continue reading Symphony No.1 in D Major – Fourth Movement

Symphony No.1 in D Major – First Movement

Listening Guide   The Work Tempo: Langsam. Schleppend (“Wie Ein Naturlaut”); Immer Sehr Gemächlich (Slowly. Dragging (Like The Sound Of Nature); Always Very Relaxed) Key: D Major, D Major Time Signature: 4/4 And Alla Breve (Cut-Time) Form: Modified Sonata With Introduction And Coda.    

Symphony No.1 in D Major – Introduction

Listening Guide   The Work Date(s) of Composition: 1884-1888; published 1899, revised 1906 Place of Composition: Kassel, Leipzig and Budapest Premiere: 20 November 1889 in Budapest Orchestration: 4 flutes (including piccolo), 4 oboes (including English horn), 4 clarinets in B, A and C (including bass clarinet in B and piccolo clarinet in E-flat), 3 bassoons (including contrabassoon), 7… Continue reading Symphony No.1 in D Major – Introduction