Nielsen, Ludolf

Preface

Nielsen, Ludolf – Symphony No.3 in C major op. 32 for large orchestra (first print/Urtext, edited by Christian Biskup)

(b. Nørre Tvede, 29 January 1876 – d. Copenhagen 16 October 1939)

for large orchestra

Instrumentation
3 flutes (also piccolo) – 2 oboes – cor anglais – 2 clarinets in Bb and A – 2 bassoons – contrabassoon
6 horns – 3 trumpets – 3 trombones – 1 tuba
timpani – triangle – snare drum – bass drum – cymbals – gong – tubular bells – xylophone – glockenspiel
2 harps
Violin I – Violin II – Viola – Cello – Double bass

Preface
Ludolf Nielsen is just one of the many Danish composers who have fallen into oblivion due to the overpowering shadow of Carl Nielsen. Yet the biographies of the two, incidentally unrelated namesakes, show remarkable parallels. Both Carl and Ludolf grew up in a rural environment before they were drawn to the Danish capital to study, where both were quickly counted among the most promising musicians of their generation. While Carl Nielsen succeeded in adapting his musical language to the musical trends, Ludolf remained faithful to the Romantic idiom throughout his life, which may be the reason for his early demise on the world stage.

Ludolf Nielsen was born the fifth child of a farming family on 29 January 1876 on a farm in the tranquil village of Nørre Tvede on the island of Zealand. Although his parents were not necessarily musical, they had a small collection of various instruments, which Ludolf enjoyed exploring from a young age. When the local minstrels played in the small hall of the house at harvest festivals, he, as the youngest member of the family, was right in the middle of it all with great fascination. …

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