Symphony in C minor, EG 119 (Grieg, Edvard)

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⇒ 4 more: 1. Allegro molto • 2. Adagio espressivo • 3. Intermezzo. Allegro energico • 4. Finale. Allegro molto vivace

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1863-64. Copenhagen.
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Misc. Notes Color scan of manuscript facsimile, from Bergen Public Library, the Grieg Collection. Date on score may be date of copying-out (and revising by composer?), rather than of initial composition. (Information at Bergen Library on the Grieg archive points out that these are, after all, manuscript facsimiles.)
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⇒ 4 more: 1. Allegro molto • 2. Adagio espressivo • 3. Intermezzo. Allegro energico • 4. Finale. Allegro molto vivace

Editor Finn Benestad (1929–2012)
Gunnar Rugstad (1921–2000)
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Publisher. Info. Frankfurt: C.F. Peters, No.8500, 1984. Plate 31305.
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Work Title Symphony in C minor
Alternative. Title Simfoni for orchester (c mol)
Composer Grieg, Edvard
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. EG 119
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IEG 129
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro molto — Più Allegro
  2. Adagio espressivo
  3. Intermezzo. Allegro energico — Più mosso — Tempo I — Coda. Più Allegro
  4. Finale. Allegro molto vivace — Più Allegro e sempre poco a poco più animato
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1863-64?
First Publication. 1984 – Samlede verker, C.F. Peters
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (Bâ™­), 2 bassoons
2 horns (Eâ™­), 2 trumpets (Eâ™­/C), 3 trombones, timpani, strings
Extra Information For Grieg's reduction to piano 4-hands of the 2nd and 3rd movement, see 2 Symphonic Pieces, Op.14