| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1918; rev. 1944-45 |
| Genre Categories | Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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| Work Title | Symphony No.4 |
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| Alternative. Title | Sinfonia piccola, vierte Sinfonie (G moll) nach schwedischen volkmelodien, für orchester |
| Composer | Atterberg, Kurt |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.14 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IKA 13 |
| Key | G minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements:
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1918; rev. 1944-45 |
| First Performance. | 1919/03/27, Stockholm, Konsert-Foreningen (now Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra), conducted by Georg Schnéevoight |
| First Publication. | 1922 (Leuckart) |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 19 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| InstrDetail | 2 flutes (2nd takes piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, strings |
| Discography | See below. Note that, to date, all commercial recordings feature the original version and not the revised version of 1945. |
| External Links | Swedish Musical Heritage Svensk Musik Wikipedia article (in Dutch) Fleisher |
More insights into the genesis of this work can be found in the 2015 paper The revised versions of Kurt Atterberg’s symphonies by author Carola Finkel.
