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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1
by Jean Sibelius
	The composer (c. 1898)
Key	E minor
Catalogue	Op. 39
Composed	1898–1899, rev. 1900
Publisher	Breitkopf & Härtel (1902)
Duration	Approx. 35 mins.
Movements	4
Premiere
Date	26 April 1899
Location	Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Conductor	Jean Sibelius
Performers	Helsinki Philharmonic Society

The Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39, is a four-movement work for orchestra written from 1898 to 1899 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

In 1900, in preparation for the Finnish music program at the Paris World Exhibition, he revised the symphony. (the original version does not survive, although a complete draft score made during the revision process is extant).^[1]

History

Composition

Premiere and revision

Instrumentation

Music

Movement I

Movement II

Movement III

Movement IV

Context and analysis

Modern reception

Relation to Sibelius's other symphonies

Discography

The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Symphony No. 1.

No.	Conductor	Ensemble	Ref.
1	[[]]	[[]]	^[b]
1	[[]]	[[]]	^[c]
1	[[]]	[[]]	^[d]
1	[[]]	[[]]	^[e]

Notes, references, and sources

Notes

^ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
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References

^ Barnett 2007, pp. 119, 124–126, 135, 357.

Sources

[2] Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.

[3] [ X. Xxxxxx–Zzzzzz () yyyy]

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[FOOTNOTEBarnett2007119,_124–126,_135,_357-1] Barnett 2007, pp. 119, 124–126, 135, 357.

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