Premieres
- World premiere: May 27, 1906, Essen, conducted by the composer.
- Dutch première: September 16, 1916, Amsterdam, with the Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Willem Mengelberg.
- American premiere: December 11, 1947, New York City, conducted by Dimitris Mitropoulos.
- Recording premiere: F. Charles Adler conducting the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, 1952.
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