Elfrida Andrée (1841−1929)

Orgelsymfoni No 2 för Orgel och Messingblåsinstrument
[Organ Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major for organ and brass]

Print

1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante cantabile
3. Finale: Allegro maestoso

  • Year of composition: 1894
  • Work category: Organ and orchestra
  • First performed: 22 November, 1893 at the Christinæ Church, Gothenburg. Göta artilleriregementes musikkår [the military band of the Göta Artillery Regiment] under the baton of Fr. Kuhlau (not identical to Danish composer Friedrich Kuhlau)
  • Arrangement/revision: This is the composer's revised version of sonata no. 2 for violin and piano.
  • Duration: Approx. 20-25 min
  • Detailed duration: 20'10 according to Society Discofil SCD 1085, Swedish romantic organ music vol. 4 (Ralph Gustafsson, organ)

Instrumentation

3 cornets [of Swedish, originally North German, type], 3 hn [(Swedish) tenor horns or possibly single horns], 2 trp, 3 tbn [valve trombones of Swedish type], 1 tu [minor type]

Examples of printed editions

Symfoni nr. 2 Ess-dur for orgel og messingblåsere [i.e., the Norwegian title]. Noton, Hamar 1990. It can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket: 90k/236 (the online catalogue) [however, the instruments indicated in this edition differs somewhat from the original]

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: The E. Andrée collection

Literature

• Booklet accompanying Swedish Society Discofil SCD 1085, Swedish romantic organ music vol. 4 (1998)
Öhrström, Eva: Elfrida Andrée. Ett levnadsöde. Prisma (1999)
Öhrström, Eva: Borgerliga kvinnors musicerande i 1800-talets Sverige. Dissertation. Göteborgs universitet [Gothenburg University] ](1987)

Description of work

1. Allegro moderato E-flat major 6/4
2. Andante cantabile G minor 3/4
3. Finale: Allegro maestoso E-flat major 4/4 (C)


Work comment

Was awarded a price in Brussels 1894