Symphony No. 1 (Klami)

Symphony No. 1
by Uuno Klami
The composer in 1959
Catalogue	without opus number
Composed	1937 (1937)–38
Duration	Approx. 43 minutes
Movements	4
Premiere
Date	5 May 1939 (1939-05-05)
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Conductor	Georg Schnéevoigt
Performers	Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphony No. 1 is a four-movement orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Uuno Klami, who wrote the piece from 1937 to 1938.^[1] Georg Schnéevoigt and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work on 5 May 1939;^[2] later that year, Klami enlisted in the Finnish military and fought against the Soviet Union in the Winter War.

Although the Symphony No. 1 is the first of Klami's two numbered symphonies, it was preceded by the Symphonie enfantine (Children's Symphony), Op. 17, a 1928 composition for chamber orchestra.

Orchestration[]

The First Symphony is scored for the following instruments:

• Woodwind: piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, and 2 bassoons
• Brass: 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba
• Percussion: timpani, bass drum, snare drum, and cymbals
• Strings: violins, violas, cellos, and double basses

Structure[]

The Finnish conductor Georg Schnéevoigt conducted the premiere of the First Symphony in 1939.

The First Symphony is in four movements. They are as follows:^[3]

1. Allegro non troppo
2. Prestissimo
3. Andante molto
4. Allegro maestoso

Discography[]

The sortable table below lists the only commercially available recording of the First Symphony:

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