Movements
Like most symphonies, it is in four movements:
- Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico (dotted half note = 108 MM)
- Andante (ma non troppo lento) (half note = 54 MM)
- Scherzo: Allegro (dotted half note = 108 MM)
- Finale: Andante - Allegro molto - Andante assai - Allegro molto come prima - Andante (ma non troppo)
The first recording was made by Robert Kajanus with the London Symphony Orchestra for the HMV label in May 1930.
Read more about this topic: Symphony No. 1 (Sibelius)
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