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Symphony No. 1 (Honegger)

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Symphony No. 1
by Arthur Honegger
The composer in 1928
Occasion50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Performed13 February 1931 (1931-02-13): Boston
Movementsthree

The Symphony No. 1 by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger is a work for orchestra, written between December 1929 and May 1930 for the fiftieth anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Its first performance was given in Boston on February 13, 1931, under Serge Koussevitzky.[1]

Honegger's First Symphony is a three-movement work with a total running time of about 22 minutes. The movements are titled:

  1. Allegro marcato (approx. 5'40")
  2. Adagio (approx. 9'00")
  3. Presto - Andante tranquillo (approx. 7'10")

This symphony is published by Éditions Salabert.

Recordings

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Recordings of this symphony include full sets of Honegger's symphonies performed by

References

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  1. ^ Honegger: Symphonies 1-5 • Pacific 231 • Rugby (CD liner notes). Warner Classics, 2006. p. 4.