Symphony No. 1 (Lutosławski)

Polish composer Witold Lutosławski wrote his Symphony No. 1 in 1941–47, completing it in 1947.

Structure

The symphony, lasting 25 minutes, is in four movements. The first, Allegro giusto, is a sonata allegro. The second is marked Poco adagio, while the third (Allegretto misterioso) is a scherzo whose opening theme is based on a twelve-note tone-row. The final movement is marked Allegro vivace.

Instrumentation

Woodwinds: 2 piccolos; flute; 2 oboes; English horn; 3 clarinets, 2nd doubling on piccolo clarinet in E♭; 2 bassoons; contrabassoon

Brass: 4 horns in F; 3 trumpets in C; 3 trombones; tuba

Percussion: timpani; drum; cymbals; xylophone

Keyboards: piano

Strings: harp; violins I and II; violas; cellos; double basses

Analysis

"Witold Lutosławski: Symphony No. 1"

Orchestration

World Premiere

The Grand Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio (WOSPR) performed its world premiere (conducted by Grzegorz Fitelberg, to whom it was dedicated) in Katowice on April 1, 1948.

References

^ Culture.pl. "Witold Lutosławski, "Symphony No. 1"". Culture.pl. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
"8.554283 – LUTOSLAWSKI: Symphony No. 1 / Chantefleurs et Chantefables". Retrieved 2012-01-13.

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List of compositions
Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 (1947) Symphony No. 2 (1967) Symphony No. 3 (1983) Symphony No. 4 (1992)
Other orchestral	Concerto for Orchestra (1954) Musique funèbre (1958) Jeux vénitiens (1961) Cello Concerto (1970) Mi-parti (1976) Double Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Chamber Orchestra (1980) Piano Concerto (1988)
Vocal	Twenty Polish Christmas Carols (1946, 1989) Les Espaces du sommeil (1975) Chantefleurs et Chantefables (1991)
Ballet	Dance Preludes (1955)
Chamber	Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1941) String Quartet (1964)
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