Carl Nielsen
Symfoni nr. 5, opus 50
Symphony No. 5, Opus 50
Opus 50
CNW 29
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009)
II/5
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish 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.
Music
1.
Tempo giusto. Adagio
2.
Allegro. Presto. Andante poco tranquillo. Allegro (Tempo I)
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.). 
Mediestream |
| 20 Jan. 1924 | Auditorium, Stockholm (Konsertföreningens 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 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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