1. Préambule
2. Menuet
3. Air
4. Gaillarde
- Year of composition: 7 July — 17 August 1933 (the version for violin and orchestra)
- Work category: Violin and piano
- Dedication: Charles Barkel gewidmet
- First performed: 5 December 1934, Stockholm Concert Hall. Soloist: Charles Barkel, Stockholm Concert Society Orchestra, conductor: Adolf Wiklund
- Duration: 14 min
Examples of printed editions
Universal Edition, Wien 1935, No. 10.289
Description of work
1. Préambule: Allegro moderato B minor 4/4
2. Menuet: Allegretto B minor 3/4
3. Air: Andante largo B minor 3/4
4. Gaillarde: Vivace B minor 6/4
Work comment
The work is originally written for violin and orchestra with the instrumentation: 2.2.2.2 / 2.2.0.0 / timp, pno / str
(see separate post)
Over movement III there is a text in the score:
I en grönskande trädgård stod en gammal solvisare. På dess fotstycke vore ristade orden: Det är senare än du tror.
In einem blühenden Garten stand eine alte Sonnenuhr. Auf dem Fußstück derselben waren die Worte gemeißelt: Es ist später, als du glaubst.