1. Andante con moto e cantabile
2. Scherzo: Presto - Trio: Un poco più lento Ass-dur
3. Romans: Andante
4. Final: Allegretto grazioso
- Year of composition: This work was composed for piano in the summer of 1871, the orchestral version was probably made in 1916
- Work category: Orchestral works in several movements
- Duration: Approx. 15-20 min
Instrumentation
2.2.2.1 / 2.2.1.0 / timp / str
In movement no. 2 and the first part of movement no. 4 there are some insertions for tuba, whereas the rest of the Finale is for trombone
Examples of printed editions
The piano version exists in print
Location for score and part material
Handwritten material from 1917 can be found at the Gävle symfoniorkester [Gävle Symphony Orchestra]. Finn Rosengren holds computerised material
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
Description of work
1. Andante con moto e cantabile G minor 4/4 (C) 69 bars (/:10:/59)
2. Scherzo: Presto E-flat major 6/8 139 bars (/:40:/:99:/), Trio: Un poco più lento A-flat major 2/4 84 bars (36/:48:/), Scherzo da capo, in total 223 bars
3. Romans [Romance]: Andante B-flat major 31 bars (2/:8:/:19:/2), Adagio 2 bars, in total 33 bars
4. Final [Finale]: Allegretto grazioso G major 244 bars (4/:50:/190), Più mosso 11 bars, in total 255 bars
Work comment
This Suite was composed for piano in Marstrand in the summer of 1871. Hägg played it in the Tonkünstlerverein in Dresden on 8 January, 1872, at the same concert as where the first performance of his Cello Sonata took place. Wilhelm Stenhammar performed the Suite in Stockholm on 24 March, 1896.
The version for orchestra seems to have been made much later. In the autograph, the scherzo is dated 18 February, 1916.
The parts material was worked out in March 1917, but the orchestra seems to only have performed movements nos. 1 and 2, e.g., in Hudiksvall on 19 March, 1921.