Symphony No. 3 (Sibelius)
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The Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52, is a three-movement work for orchestra written from 1904 to 1907 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
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Symphony No. 3 | |
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by Jean Sibelius | |
Key | C major |
Opus | 52 |
Composed | 1904 (1904)–1907 |
Publisher | Lienau (1907)[1] |
Duration | 29 mins.[2] |
Movements | 3 |
Premiere | |
Date | 25 September 1907 (1907-09-25)[3] |
Location | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
Performers | Helsinki Philharmonic Society |
Coming between the romantic intensity of Sibelius's first two symphonies and the more austere complexity of his later symphonies, it is a good-natured, triumphal, and deceptively simple-sounding piece. The symphony's first performance was given by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society, conducted by the composer, on 25 September 1907. In the same concert, his suite from the incidental music to Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51, was also performed for the first time. It is dedicated to the British composer Granville Bantock, an early champion of his work in the UK.
The first recording featured the Finnish conductor Robert Kajanus and the London Symphony Orchestra, for the HMV label in June 1932.