Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op.11/ Nathalie Stutzmann

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony N°1 in C minor / Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor · OSESP Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo / Recorded at Sala São Paulo, Brazil, 21 November 2013.
The symphony is in four movements:
- Allegro di molto (C minor, 4/4, sonata form)
- Andante (E-flat major, 3/4)
- Menuetto: Allegro molto (C minor, 6/4, ternary form, trio in A-flat major and then in C minor)
- Allegro con fuoco (C minor, 4/4, sonata form, ending in C major)
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Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11, is a work by Felix Mendelssohn, which was completed on March 31, 1824, when the composer was only 15 years old. However, the autographed score was not published until 1831. The symphony was dedicated to the Royal Philharmonic Society, who performed the London première on May 25, 1829, with Mendelssohn conducting.[1] For this performance Mendelssohn orchestrated the scherzo from his Octet Op. 20 as an alternative third movement for the symphony. The work was premièred at a private gathering on 14 November 1824 to honor his sister Fanny Mendelssohn‘s 19th birthday. Its public première occurred on 1 February 1827, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performing under the leadership of its then-Kapellmeister Johann Philipp Christian Schulz. A typical performance lasts half an hour.
Instrumentation
The work is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B♭, two bassoons, two horns in E♭ and/or C, two trumpets in C, timpani in C, G, and strings.
Movements
The symphony is in four movements:
- Allegro di molto (C minor, 4/4, sonata form)
- Andante (E-flat major, 3/4)
- Menuetto: Allegro molto (C minor, 6/4, ternary form, trio in A-flat major and then in C minor)
- Allegro con fuoco (C minor, 4/4, sonata form, ending in C major)
Arrangements
An arrangement for piano duet, violin and cello exists, and has been recorded by the Duo Tal & Groethuysen.
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