Jakob Adolf Hägg (1850−1928)

Walzer, Andante moderato und Scherzo

opus 62

Print
  • Year of composition: 1870
  • Work category: Orchestral works in several movements
  • Dedication: Walzer: Seinem Freunde R. Hagemeister, Andante moderato: An Herrn O. Lindwall, Scherzo: An Herrn Professor A. Bergenson.
  • First performed: The first performance of the Andante moderato and probably also of the Scherzo took place on 25 March, 1912, in the festive hall of the Hudiksvalls läroverk [Läroverket (a school for pupils 13-15 years of age) in Hudiksvall]. Gävleborgs orkesterförening [now the Gävle Symphony Orchestra], conducted by Ruben Liljefors
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min
  • Detailed duration: Walzer: c. 3 mins, Andante moderato: c. 5 mins, Scherzo: c. 3 mins

Instrumentation

Walzer: 2.2.2.2 / 2.2.0.0 / timp / str
Andante moderato: 2.2.2.2 / 2.2.3.0 / timp / str
Scherzo: 2.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.0 / timp / str

Examples of printed editions

• Score printed and self-published, no date or location, probably 1910s
• Walzer printed in version for piano as Valse no. 1. E minor, Det Nordiske Forlag, Köpenhamn / Hofmeister, Leipzig 1899.
• Andante moderato printed in version for piano, self-published, Gävle 1912.

Location for score and part material

Handwritten material for the Andante moderato can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket. Finn Rosengren holds edited computerised material for the Scherzo

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Description of work

Walzer: [no tempo marking] E minor 3/4, 108 bars (32 /: 36 :/ Trio: /: 8 :/ 32, Da capo al fine)
Andante moderato (the tempo is included in the title) F major 3/4, 123 bars
Scherzo: [no tempo marking] D major 3/4, 172 bars (/: 24 :/ 44, Trio: 104, Da capo al fine)


Work comment

These pieces were composed as study pieces during Hägg's insrumentation studies with Niels W. Gade in Copenhagen. Hägg revised them and made a re-print in Sveg 1909. The piano version of the Andante moderato is dedicated to Mr. O. Lindvall. In this edition, the work is titled Andante, Arrangement för Piano [Andante, Arrangement for Piano] and from the title page one can learn that the Gefleborgs Orkesterförening's [now the Gävle Symphony Orchestra] performances in Hudiksvall and Gävle were met with acclaim.
I do not think these movements were intended to form a cyclic unit. It may be preferable to perform them separately.

Finn Rosengren, 2013