Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1 was started in Berlin in 1890 and completed in 1892, dedicated to his wife, the sculptress Anne Marie Brodersen.
Composer Biography
Carl Nielsen worked as a violinist in the royal chapel until 1905, after which a state pension allowed him to focus on composition.
Compositional Technique
Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1, though starting in G minor, remarkably ends in C major, showcasing a conflict of keys from the outset.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Nielsen's musical language is idiosyncratic and individual, essentially tonal but covering an extended range of keys, and reacts against romanticism while extending post-romantic vocabulary.
Performer Biography
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR, founded in 1925, is considered Denmark's leading symphony orchestra and has performed under many great 20th-century conductors.
Composer Biography
Carl Nielsen, a leading influence on Scandinavian music, was born in 1865 to a painter and village musician, and began his musical journey playing violin in his father's band.
Composition History
Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 6, which he suggested calling 'Sinfonia semplice' (Simple Symphony), was completed in 1925.
