Elfrida Andrée (1841−1929)

Organ Symphony (h-moll) [in B minor]

Print

1. Moderato
2. Fugato: Andante lento e grazioso
3. Cantabile, attacca
4. Finale: Allegro giusto e maestoso

  • Year of composition: 1891
  • Work category: Organ
  • Duration: 20 min
  • Detailed duration: movement no. 1: 9‘41‘‘ , movement no. 2: 2‘29‘‘ , movement no. 3: 4‘29‘‘ , movement no. 4: 4‘55‘‘

Examples of printed editions

• Augener & Co (1892)
• Musikkverksted (1991)
• Edition Reimers (1994)

Literature

Öhrström, Eva: Elfrida Andrée - ett levnadsöde, 1999, p. 343ff.

Description of work

1. Moderato B minor 4/4 (C), Più animato, Tempo I, 174 bars
2. Fugato: Andante lento e grazioso F-sharp minor 4/4 (C), 42 bars
3. Cantabile E major 4/4 (C), 56 bars, attacca
4. Finale: Allegro giusto e maestoso B major 4/4 (C), 114 bars


Work comment

The Orgelsonat [Organ sonata] was performed in 1871 and revised in the 1880s whereafter Andrée re-named it an 'orgel-symfoni' [organ symphony]