Fritiof-Svit; Symphony No. 1 in C major

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Label
CPO
Release Date
April 4, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Elfrida Andree
    • PERFORMER
      Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 04, 2025
    • UPC
      761203558926
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555589-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Förspel

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer

    2. II. Ingeborgs klagan

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer

    3. III. Rings drapa

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer

    4. IV. Fritiofs svärmeri

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer

    5. V. Fritiofs färd på havet

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer

    6. I. Allegro

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer

    7. II. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer

    8. III. Andante (Larghetto): Con moto

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer

    9. IV. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Elfrida Andrée

      Ensemble: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester

      Conductor: Hermann Bäumer


Swedes are proud of Elfrida Andree. She was the first woman that conquered the position of cathedral organist. Even reactionaries that were appalled at having a woman playing from the gallery capitulated at hearing her skill. Critics that reviewed her compositions found positive words for her - even for her first symphony, premiered in 1869, which the composer later disparaged as an "early work". The Fritiof Suite, on the other hand, was an unqualified success. In 1909, Elfrida Andree made a suite of five movements based on her (only) opera Fritiof Saga. Unlike the staged work of 1898, these 'scenes' were once very popular - a fantastic piece of incidental music for the Fritiof epic by the poet Esaias Tegner, which practically every child in Sweden knew.