Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony #1 was composed in 1905–1907 and revised in 1913. It lasts for about forty minutes. This symphony was the very first Stravinsky work that was published; it carries the identification “Opus 1”.
The score bears the dedication “To my dear teacher N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov”. Stravinsky later recalled that both Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov considered the orchestration “too heavy”.
The first public performance was conducted by Felix Blumenfeld on 22 January 1908. A revised version was conducted by Ernest Ansermet on 2 April 1914, and the composer conducted this version in his later performances.
The symphony is scored for 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion and strings.
Here is the Symphony #1, Opus 1, by Igor Stravinsky:
