Symphony No.1, Op.22 (Straesser, Ewald)

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Publisher. Info. Koeln: Tischer & Jagenberg, 1910. Plate T&J 1.
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General Information

Work Title Symphony
Alternative. Title
Composer Straesser, Ewald
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.22
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IES 7
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Alla breve e con anima
  2. Andante sostenuto
  3. Scherzo. Presto
  4. Finale. Molto con fuoco, vivacissimo. Sehr scharf rhythmisch.
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1908 April-August, revised 1909
First Performance. 1909-3-22 (first version)
Cologne
Fritz Steinbach conducting (Gürzenich Orchestra, Gürzenich-Concerts)

1912-03-24 (second version?) or earlier

Vienna
Felix Weingartner conducting the Vienna Philharmonic
First Publication. 1910
Dedication "Meinen Kindern"
Average DurationAvg. Duration 40 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Orchestra
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba, 2 timpani, cymbals, strings
External Links MPH preface (by Jörg Jewanski, 2013)

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Given its US premiere November 15 1912 by the Chicago Symphony. (From a PDF of Chicago Symphony US premieres from 1891 to the present.)

From preface: "[A]lmost the entire stock-in-trade of the publisher Tischer, who had issued Strässer’s first two symphonies and other works, perished in the Second World War"