Carl Nielsen
Symfoni nr. 5, opus 50
Symphony No. 5, Opus 50
Opus 50
CNW 29
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. The Royal Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009)
II/5
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, The Royal Library, Copenhagen)
66
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965.
97
Dedicatees: Vera Michaelsen; Carl Johan Michaelsen
Composition: 1920–22.
Nielsen began on his fifth symphony in autumn 1920 while he was working on the music for Helge Rode’s play Moderen (CNW 18) . He had to put aside the symphony during the summer of 1921 in order to finish the cantata Fynsk Foraar (CNW 102) , which had been under way for a long time. The fair copy of the symphony was end-dated 15 January 1922.
Sources
Sketch (first movement)
Sketches (first movement)
Sketch (first movement)
Score, draft
Instrumental parts, partly autograph, fair copy
Instrumental parts, manuscript copy/phototype
Score, autograph, printer's manuscript
Score, print
Pocket score, print (posthumous edition)
Score, print (posthumous edition)
Parts, print (posthumous edition)
Performances
24 Jan. 1922 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (The Music Society (Musikforeningen); conductor: Carl Nielsen). First performance. Reviews: København, 25 Jan. 1922 (Sophus Andersen). Ekstrabladet, 25 Jan. 1922 (Mathilde Sørensen). Nationaltidende, 25 Jan. 1922. Børsen, 25 Jan. 1922. Berlingske Aftenavis, 25 Jan. 1922 (-r.). Kristeligt Dagblad, 25 Jan. 1922. Politiken, 25 Jan. 1922. Musik, VI/2, 2 Feb. 1922, p. 26 (August Felsing). Musikbladet, 2, 1922. |
8 Mar. 1922 | Göteborg Orkesterförening, Gothenburg (conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
1 Dec. 1922 | Beethoven-Saal, Berlin (Philharmonisches Orchester; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
9 June 1923 | Tivoli, Copenhagen (conductor: Frederik Schnedler-Petersen). Review: København, 10 June 1923 (P. G.). ![]() |
20 Jan. 1924 | Stockholm (Koncertföreningens Orkester; conductor: Georg Schnéevoigt). |
9 June 1925 | Tivoli, Copenhagen (conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
21 Oct. 1926 | Maison Gaveau, Salle de Concerts, Paris (Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; conductor: Emil Telmányi). |
4 Nov. 1926 | Filharmonisk Selskab, Oslo (conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
1 July 1927 | ISCM Festival, Frankfurt am Main (Orchester des Frankfurter Opernhauses; conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler). Review: Musikblätter des Anbruch, IX/7, p. 271 (Paul Stefan). |
27 Oct. 1927 | Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler). |
11 Nov. 1927 | Königsberger Sinfonie-Konzerte, Königsberg (conductor: Jascha Horenstein). Review: Königsberger Allgemeine Zeitung, 12 Nov. 1927 (Otto Besch). |
15 Dec. 1927 | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (Concertgebouw Orkestret; conductor: Pierre Monteux). |
25 Feb. 1928 | Krefeld (conductor: Rudolf Siegel). |
5 Dec. 1928 | Konserthuset, Stockholm (Konsertföreningens Orkester; conductor: Carl Nielsen; performer: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet). |
15 Mar. 1930 | Aarhus Teater, Aarhus (Aarhus Philharmoniske Selskab; conductor: Thomas Jensen). 1. Movement only. |
11 Mar. 1931 | Lorensbergsteatern, Gothenburg (Göteborg Symfoniorkester; conductor: Olav Kielland). |
Documents
Letters:
Diary entries:
Manuscripts:
Carl Nielsen: [Levnedsberetning]. DK-København, Ordenskapitlet. 25 June 1925. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 102)
Other:
Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen nye Symfoni'. Nationaltidende, 19 Jan. 1922. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 68)
G-bas [Axel Kjerulf] (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen nye Symfoni'. Politiken, 24 Jan. 1922. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 69)
Pastel (interviewer): 'Carl Nielsens 5te Symfoni vækker Panik i Stockholm'. Berlingske Tidende, Aften, 22 Jan. 1924. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 82)
Frib. (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): '5. Symfoni Skandalen i Stockholm'. Politiken, 23 Jan. 1924. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 83)
G.B. (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Den fejrede Komponist'. Berlingske Tidende, 30 Oct. 1926. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 119)
Finn [Finn Hoffmann] (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen om Musikfesten i Frankfurt'. Politiken, 11 July 1927. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 128)
G-bas [Axel Kjerulf] (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen i Gewandhaus'. Politiken, 31 Oct. 1927. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 132)
Clerk (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen om sin tyske Sejr'. Nationaltidende, 31 Oct. 1927. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 133)
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