1. Grave — Allegro con brio
2. Andante
3. Allegro, molto scherzando
4. Allegro, ma non troppo

• Year of composition: January 1897, rev. 1903-04 and August-December 1948
• Work category: Symphony
• Dedication: To my Mother
• First performed: 14 February 1897, Kungl. Hovkapellet [the orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera], cond. by Conrad Nordquist, revision 1: 10 May 1904, same orchestra, cond. by the composer.
• Duration: 37 min

Instrumentation

• version 1 (1897/1903-04):
4*.3*.3*.3 / 4.2.3.1 / timp, 1 perc / str
(picc, cor angl, bass clar)
• version 2 (1948):
3*.2*.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / timp, bass dr / str
(picc, cor angl)

Examples of printed editions

Version 2: Gehrmans, 1951 (C.G.4571)

• Location autograph: Stiftelsen Musikkulturens främjande
• Possible call no. and autograph comment: Autograph of version 2 at Uppsala University Library

Description of work

1. Grave F minor 4/4 (C) 36 bars, Allegro con brio 150 bars (1/:79:/70), B major 9 bars (a tempo tranquillo), F minor 79 bars, F major 8 bars, B minor 25 bars, in total 307 bars (386 bars, including repeat)
2. Andante C minor 3/4 22 bars (including anacrusis), Poco più mosso 24 bars, Tempo primo 9 bars, Poco più mosso 33 bars, Molto largo 6 bars, Tempo primo C major 12 bars, C minor 6 bars, Poco più mosso 15 bars, Tempo primo 18 bars, in total 145 bars
3. Allegro, molto scherzando G major 3/4 15 bars (2/:12:/1), /:Poco meno mosso 11 bars, Tempo primo 76 bars:/1 bar, [Fine], Meno mosso E-flat major 40 bars (/:8:/32), Scherzo da capo al fine, in total 143 bars (in total 364 bars, including repeats and da capo)
4. Allegro, ma non troppo F major 6/4 32 bars, meno mosso 11 bars, Tempo primo C minor 30 bars, F major 12 bars, L'istesso tempo D-flat major 4/4 (C) 40 bars, L'istesso tempo F major 6/4 24 bars, Meno mosso 12 bars, Tempo primo F minor 18 bars, F major 21 bars, 3/2 11 bars, Più stretto 6/4 27 bars, in total 238 bars