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Symphony No. 7
by Jean Sibelius
The composer (c. 1925)
KeyC major
CatalogueOp. 105
Composed1918 (1918)–1924
PublisherWilhelm Hansen (1925)
DurationApprox. 20 mins.
Movements1
Premiere
Date24 March 1924 (1924-03-24)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
ConductorJean Sibelius
PerformersStockholm Concert Society

The Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105, is a single-movement work for orchestra written from 1918 to 1924 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Sibelius's work on his Fifth (Op. 82), Sixth (Op. 104), and Seventh symphonies overlapped, as he sorted his motifs and refined his symphonic ideals. His initial plan (c. 1918) for what would become Op. 105 was a symphony in three movements; by 1922, this had evolved into a four-movement work and, by 1923, finally into a single-movement composition that eroded the traditional subdivisions of sonata form. The completed piece initially premiered under the ambivalent title of Fantasia sinfonica, but at some point in 1924–1925, Sibelius decided to 'promote' it to his Symphony No. 7. A preliminary ending is extant.[1]

History

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Composition

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Premiere

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Instrumentation

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Music

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Context and analysis

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Modern reception

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Relation to Sibelius's other symphonies

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Discography

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The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Symphony No. 7.

No. Conductor Ensemble Rec.[a] Time Recording venue Label Ref.
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Notes, references, and sources

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Notes
  1. ^ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
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References
  1. ^ Barnett 2007, pp. 278, 304–305, 307–309, 311.
Sources