Jan van Boom (1807−1872)

Beautés Musicales de la Scandinavie, Fantaisie No 5
[Fantasy on 'I skogen' (In the forest) by J.A. Josephson]

op. 40 no. 5

Print
  • Year of composition: c. 1850-1860
  • Work category: Piano
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min

Examples of printed editions

B. Schott, Brussels

Description of work

Un poco lento A-flat major, B minor, G-flat major, D major 4/4 (C), Poco andante, Poco andante con espressivo, 188 bars

Work comment

The cover states "Dans le Style moderne et d'une difficultée modérée". Compared to the opera paraphrases by Liszt, van Boom's 'Beautés Musicales de la Scandinavie' might be considered moderately … Read more