NWGW 10
Niels W. Gade
Nachklänge von Ossian
Konzertouverture
Efterklang af Ossian
Ouverture for Orchester
(Gjenklang af Ossian)
Echoes of Ossian
Concert Overture
Opus 1
NWGW 10
GW I:9
Composition: 1840-1841.
In March 1840 Musikforeningen, which had been established in 1836 with the purpose of raising the awareness of Danish music, set up a competition for the best full-sized overture for orchestra. The works were to be submitted anonymously; the judges were Mendelssohn, Louis Spohr and Friedrich Schneider and the deadline was 31 October. At first Gade did not intend to submit an overture for the competition, but he was persuaded by the leader of The Royal Danish Orchestra, J.F. Frøhlich. In November 1840 - that is after the deadline - he added the overture in his so-called "composer's diary". This together with the fact that for months Musikforeningen had done nothing at all after having received the scores, even though they in their instructions to the judges noted that they would receive all the works in one lot as soon as the deadline expired, reveals that Musikforeningen simply was waiting for additional contributions, which they also received. In late November they got one from Gade's friend Carl Helsted, and between 16 and 22 January 1841 they received Gade's "Echoes of Ossian" which was allocated the number "10". With this work Gade won the competition. On 19 November 1841 it had its first performance in Copenhagen, on 18 January 1842 it was played in Euterpe in Leipzig, and on 27 January in Gewandhaus conducted by the leader of the Gewandhausorchester, Ferdinand David. This was the beginning of Gade's international career.
Instrumentation:
Orchestra: picc.flauto piccolo (piccolo)
, 2 fl.flauto (flute)
, 2 ob.oboe
, 2 cl.clarinetto (clarinet)
, 2 fg.fagotto (bassoon)
, 4 cor.corno (horn)
, 2 tr.tromba (trumpet)
, 3 trb.trombone
, tb.tuba
, timp.timpani
, arp.arpa (harp)
, vl.1violino 1
, vl.2violino 2
, va.viola
, vc.violoncello
, cb.contrabbasso (double bass)
Allegro moderatoKey: A minor
Sources
Score, autograph, fair copy
[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Fair copy, Complete]
36 pages; 26 x 37 cm.
Title page: Gjenklang af Ossian - / (Nachklänge von Ossian -) / Ouverture.
In half-binding with marbled sides and green leather spine and corners. On the spine printed in gold the monogram of King Frederik IX and "N.W. Gade / Efterklang / af / Ossian / Part. / Autograf". After the first flyleaf the original blue cardboard binding with the inscription "No 10. / retourneret fra Leipzig d. 9de Novbr. 1841." On the second flyleaf Gade has written the motto of the overture: " - Formel hält uns nicht gebunden, / Unsre Kunst heißt Poesie. - / (Uhland.)". In upper right-hand corner later added in pencil "1840" although it was not handed in until 1841. Written in ink. Paper: 18 staves. Paginated 1-36. After the final double bar-line on p. 36 Gade has written "Fine" and later added in pencil his musical signature and "1840".
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek,
København
C II, 6 Gades Samling 454, C Tv-Fol.
Trombone part, autograph, fair copy
[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Parts, Fair copy]
2 pages; 32.5 x 25 cm.
Bound in brown cardboard cover with library label. 1 single folio. Written in ink. Paper: 18 staves. Heading: "Efterklang af Ossian / Ouverture af NW Gade (Op 1.) / Trombone Basso." After the double bar on verso Gade's musical signature and "H Hornung-Jensen" added with a list of concerts between 1902 and 1929.
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek,
København
C II, 6 Gades Samling 466 (Efterslæt).
Score, manuscript copy
[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Copy, Score, Fair copy, Complete]
44 pages.
Title page: Gjenklang af Ossian / (Nachklänge von Ossian) / Ouverture / af / N.W. Gade. [in lower right-hand corner:] Hr. Mortier de Fontaine venskabeligst / fra / Componisten / Kjøbenhavn d. 21 December 1841.
Written in ink. Paper: 18 staves. At the end of the music on p. 44 Gade has written "Fine / 1841".
D-BdsDeutsche Staatsbibliothek, Musikabteilung,
Berlin
Mus. ms. autogr. N.W. Gade 3.
Score, manuscript copy
[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Copy, Score, Fair copy, Complete]
52 pages; 33.5 x 29 cm.
Title page: Nachklänge von Ossian, / Ouverture / für Orchester / von / N.W. Gade. / Orchesterstimmen & 4 Händigen Clavierauszug / gedruckt / in / Leipzig, bei Breitkopf & Härtel.
Bound in cardboard with marbled sides and cloth spine. On the front cover a label inscribed: "Efterklang af Ossian, / af / N.V. Gade / Partitur": von N.W. Gade. / Orchesterstimmen & 4 Händigen Clavierauszug / gedruckt / in / Leipzig, bei Breitkopf / & Härtel". Written in ink. Paper: 20 staves. In upper right-hand corner of the title page Peter Heise's signature.
Peter Heise's copy
Score, print, first edition
[Classification: Notated music, Print, Score, First edition, Complete]
Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig Dec. 1854.
60 pages.
Title page: Nachklänge von Ossian / OUVERTURE / für Orchester / von / NIELS W. GADE. / PARTITUR. / Eigenthum der Verleger. / Leipzig, bei Breitkopf & Härtel. Eingetragen in das Vereinsarchiv. 8845.
Pl. no.8845.
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Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 001 a-b, D150. -
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Mf. 134.I. ORKESTERBIBLIOTEKET.
Parts, print, first edition
[Classification: Notated music, Print, Parts, First edition, Complete]
Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1841.
Pl. no.6628.
-
Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København DK-Kk Gades Samling 002, D150. -
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Mf.A 3109. ORKESTERBIBLIOTEKET.
-
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Mf. 134; Nf. 134.I; Mf. 134.III.
Arrangement for piano two hands, print
[Classification: Notated music, Print, Piano score, First edition, Complete]
Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig Dec. 1841.
13 pages.
Title page: NACHKLÄNGE VON OSSIAN / Ouverture / für Orchester / von / NIELS W. GADE. / Klavierauszug zu zwei Händen. / Eigenthum der Verleger. / Leipzig, bei Breitkopf & Härtel. / Pr. 17½ Ngr. / 8341. / Eingetragen in das Vereinsarchiv.
Pl. no.8341.
-
Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 004, D24.
Arrangement for piano four hands, print
[Classification: Notated music, Print, Piano score, First edition, Complete]
Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig March 1842.
17 pages.
Title page: Efterklang af Ossian, | Nachklänge von Ossian, / OUVERTURE | OUVERTURE / for Orchester | für Orchester / von / N.W. Gade | NIELS W. GADE. / Udgivet af Musikforeningen i Kjöbenhavn | Herausgegeben von dem Musikverein in Kopenhagen / Klaveerudtog for fire Hænder. | Klavierauszug zu vier Händen. / No 6610. Eigenthum der Verleger. Pr. 22½ Ngr. / Leipzig, bei Breitkopf & Härtel. / Eingetragen in das Vereinsarchiv.
Pl. no.6610.
-
Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 005, D32. -
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 476 (Supplement II), mu 6705.2312.
Arrangement for two pianos eight hands, print
[Classification: Notated music, Print, Piano score, First edition, Complete]
Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig Aug. 1862.
17 pages.
Title page: NACHKLÄNGE VON OSSIAN. / Ouverture / für Orchester / VON / NIELS W. GADE. / Arrangement für zwei Pianofortes zu acht Händen. / Eigenthum der Verleger. / Leipzig, bei Breitkopf & Härtel. / Pr.1Thlr.20Ngr.=Mk. 5. / Eingetragen in das Vereinsarchiv / 10266.
Pl. no.10266.
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Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 006, D.60.
Arrangement for military orchestra, score, print
[Classification: Notated music, Print, Score, First edition, Complete]
Arranger: Albert Thomas
Breitkopf & Härtel, Leizig Dec. 1884.
44 pages.
Title page: NACHKLÄNGE VON OSSIAN. / Ouverture / für Orchester / von / NIELS W. GADE. / Op. 1. / für Militairmusik bearbeitet / VON / ALBERT THOMAS. / Partitur / Pr. M. 7.30. / Eigenthum der Verleger. / LEIPZIG und BRÜSSEL, / BREITKOPF & HÄRTEL. / Eingetragen in das Vereinsarchiv. / 16474.
Pl. no.16474.
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Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 003, 150.
Arrangement for piano and violin, print
[Classification: Notated music, Print, Parts, First edition, Complete]
Arranger: Friedrich Hermann
Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig Aug. 1870.
6 pages (piano part); 5 pages, (violin part).
Title page: NACHKLÄNGE VON OSSIAN. / Ouverture. / für Orchester / VON / NIELS W. GADE. / Op. 1 / Arrangement für Pianoforte und Violine / von / FRIEDRICH HERMANN. / EIgenthum der Verleger. / Leipzig, bei Breitkopf & Härtel. / Pr.M. 2.75. / 12195
Pl. no.12195.
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Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 007, D68.
Performances
| 19 Nov. 1841 | Hofteatret, Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel); conductor: Peter Funck). First performance. Review: Kjøbenhavnsposten, 15/520, 21 Nov. 1841, p. 1230. |
| 13 Dec. 1841 | The Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater), Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel)). Played in the interval between Duveyrieer's Vaudeville "Michel Perrin" and Mehul's singspiel "Skatten". |
| 18 Jan. 1842 | Euterpe, Leipzig (conductor: Jean Verhulst). |
| 27 Jan. 1842 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Ferdinand David). |
| 17 Feb. 1842 | The Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater), Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel)). Played as an introduction to a programme consisting of Casimir Delavigne's tragedy "Edwards Sønner" and August Bournonville's ballet "Tyrolerne". |
| 11 Mar. 1842 | The Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater), Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel)). Played as an introdutction to a programme consisting of Alexander Duval's play "Et Testament" and August Bournonville's ballet "Soldat og Bonde". |
| 3 Feb. 1843 | The Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater), Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel)). |
| 27 Feb. 1843 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester). |
| 23 Mar. 1843 | Düsseldorf. |
| 6 Dec. 1843 | Kassel. |
| 18 Feb. 1845 | Düsseldorf. |
| 21 May 1845 | Hofteatret, Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel); conductor: Niels W. Gade). |
| 13 Nov. 1845 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Niels W. Gade). |
| 10 Feb. 1846 | Hofteatret, Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel); conductor: Franz Glæser). Benefice concert for the bereaved of Friderich Wexschall. |
| 23 Nov. 1846 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Niels W. Gade). |
| 1846-47 season | Dresden. |
| 21 May 1847 | Musikforeningen, Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel); conductor: Franz Glæser). |
| 1848-49 season | Dessau. |
| 11 Jan. 1849 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Julius Rietz). |
| 1849-50 season | Danzig (Gdansk). |
| 1 May 1850 | Hofteatret, Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel); conductor: Franz Glæser). Benefice concert for a monument for Adam Oehlenschläger who had died on 20 January. |
| 15 Dec. 1850 | Haus zum roten Igel, Wien (Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde; conductor: Josef Hellmesberger). |
| 22 Jan. 1852 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Julius Rietz). |
| Feb. 1852 | Berlin (Königliche Capelle; conductor: Heinrich Dorn). Review: Neue Berliner Musikzeitung, 6/10, 3 Mar. 1852, p. 76. |
| 13 Nov. 1852 | Niblo's Concert Saloon, New York (New York Philharmonic Orchestra; conductor: Theodore Eisfeld). Review: Neue Berliner Musikzeitung, 6/50, 29 Dec. 1852, p. 400. |
| Jan. 1853 | Schauspielhaus, Berlin. Review: Neue Berliner Musikzeitung, 7/4, 29 Jan. 1853, p. 28. |
| 10 Nov. 1853 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Julius Rietz). |
| 25 Jan. 1854 | Musikverein, Gera (conductor: Wilhelm Tschirch). |
| Feb. 1854 | Braunschweig (conductor: Franz Abt). |
| 2 Dec. 1854 | Niblo's Garden, New York (New York Philharmonic Orchestra; conductor: Theodore Eisfeld). |
| 1854-55 season | Jena. |
| 25 Feb. 1855 | Haus zum roten Igel, Wien (Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde; conductor: Josef Hellmesberger). |
| 1855 summer | Sondershausen. |
| 1855-56 season | Coblenz. |
| 12 Mar. 1856 | Posen. Review: Neue Berliner Musikzeitung, 10/12, 19 Mar. 1856, p. 92. |
| 13 Mar. 1856 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Julius Rietz). |
| 1856-57 season | Rotterdam. |
| Jan. 1857 | Berlin (Königliche Capelle; conductor: Wilhelm Taubert). |
| 1 Feb. 1857 | St. Gallen (conductor: Heinrich Szadrowsky). |
| 19 Mar. 1857 | Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| 1857 summer | Sondershausen. |
| Nov. 1857 | Stettin (Szczecin). |
| 21 Jan. 1858 | Naumburg. |
| Mar. 1858 | Glauchau. |
| 1858 summer | Sondershausen. |
| 4 Nov. 1858 | Düsseldorf. |
| 1859 spring | New York (conductor: Carl Bergmann). |
| 1859-60 season | Dresden. |
| 12 Jan. 1860 | Chemnitz. |
| 23 Feb. 1860 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Julius Rietz). |
| 1860 spring | Meiningen. |
| 3 Mar. 1861 | Wien (Wiener Philharmoniker; conductor: Otto Dessoff). |
| 12 Mar. 1861 | Gürzenich, Köln (Gürzenich-Orchester; conductor: Ferdinand Hiller). |
| 14 Nov. 1861 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Carl Reinecke). |
| 11 Jan. 1862 | Königliches Opernhaus, Berlin (Königliche Capelle; conductor: Wilhelm Taubert). |
| 7 July 1862 | Sondershausen. |
| 1862-63 season | Breslau (Wrocław). |
| 9 Mar. 1863 | Philharmonic Society, London. |
| 28 Mar. 1863 | Oldenburg. |
| 25 Apr. 1863 | Irving Hall, New York (New York Philharmonic Orchestra; conductor: Carl Bergmann). Review: Musical Review and World, 14/10, 9 May 1863, p. 111. |
| 10 May 1863 | Bad Schinznach. |
| 14 Nov. 1863 | Berlin. |
| 16 Mar. 1864 | Musical Society, London. |
| 20 Dec. 1864 | Basel. |
| 24 Dec. 1864 | Kassel. |
| 1864-65 season | Koblenz. |
| 19 Feb. 1865 | Hamburg. |
| 19 Dec. 1865 | Bremen. |
| 1865-66 season | Wiesbaden. |
| Jan. 1866 | Bruxelles (Brüssel). |
| 16 Jan. 1866 | Breslau (Wrocław). |
| 24 Jan. 1866 | Nürnberg. |
| 23 Feb. 1866 | Nürnberg. |
| Apr. 1866 | Genève. |
| 5 Nov. 1866 | Königliches Opernhaus, Berlin (Königliche Capelle; conductor: Wilhelm Taubert). Review: Neue Berliner Musikzeitung, 20/46, 14 Nov. 1866, p. 363. |
| 15 Nov. 1866 | Göttingen. |
| 2 Dec. 1866 | Pest. |
| 4 Dec. 1866 | Glauchau. |
| 11 Dec. 1866 | Hotel de Saxe, Dresden. |
| 1866-67 season | Halberstadt. |
| 10 Jan. 1867 | Meiningen. |
| 9 Feb. 1867 | Hannover. |
| 19 Feb. 1867 | Casino, Copenhagen (Musikforeningens Orkester; conductor: Niels W. Gade). Benefice concert for Gade. Review: Fædrelandet, 28/43, 20 Feb. 1867, p. 1. |
| Apr. 1867 | Paris. |
| 7 Apr. 1867 | Zittau. |
| 17 June 1867 | Victoriatheater, Berlin (Liebige Capelle). |
| 1867 summer | Loh-Konzert, Sondershausen (Fürstliche Hofkapelle; conductor: Adolph Blassmann). |
| 27 Oct. 1867 | Basel. |
| 30 Nov. 1867 | Casino, Copenhagen (Musikforeningens Orkester; conductor: Niels W. Gade). |
| 9 Dec. 1867 | Darmstadt. |
| 1867-68 season | Boston, MA. |
| 1867-68 season | Graz. |
| 15 Jan. 1868 | Konzerthaus, Berlin (Bilse'sches Orchester; conductor: Benjamin Bilse). |
| Febr. 1868 | Arnhem. |
| Oct. 1868 | Leiden. |
| 11 Nov. 1868 | Göttingen. |
| 23 Dec. 1868 | Berlin. |
| 19 Jan. 1869 | Philharmonischer Verein, Frankfurt am Main. |
| 1969 summer | Tonhalle, Zürich. |
| 7 Nov. 1869 | Zürich. |
| 1869-70 season | Cöthen. |
| 17 Jan. 1870 | Berlin (Bilse'sches Orchester; conductor: Benjamin Bilse). |
| Febr. 1870 | Musikverein Goldener Saal, Wien (conductor: Johann Ritter von Herbeck). |
| 7 Feb. 1870 | Meiningen. |
| 7 May 1870 | Academy of Music, New York (New York Philharmonic Orchestra; conductor: Carl Bergmann). |
| 28 June 1870 | Kissingen (conductor: Wilhelm Heinefetter). |
| 15 Oct. 1870 | Berlin. |
| 7 Mar. 1871 | Casino, Copenhagen (Musikforeningens Orkester; conductor: Niels W. Gade). |
| 26 Apr. 1871 | Bunzlau. |
| 1 May 1871 | Breslau (Wrocław). |
| 24 Oct. 1871 | Schwerin. |
| 26 Oct. 1871 | Düsseldorf. |
| 1871-72 season | Dessau. |
| 2 Jan. 1872 | Kassel. |
| 18 Jan. 1872 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Carl Reinecke). |
| 25 Apr. 1872 | Zittau. |
| 1 May 1872 | Nürnberg. |
| 13 Sept. 1872 | Breslau (Wrocław). |
| 24 Oct. 1872 | Gotha (Gothaer Liedertafel; conductor: Friedrich Adolf Wandersleb). |
| 26 Nov. 1872 | Zürich. |
| 1872-73 season | Frankfurt am Main. |
| 1872-73 season | Stralsund. |
| 1 Feb. 1873 | Gladbach. |
| 3 Feb. 1873 | Zofingen. |
| 13 Feb. 1873 | Meiningen. |
| 27 Feb. 1873 | Berlin (Königliche Capelle). |
| 11 Mar. 1873 | Euterpe, Leipzig (conductor: Alfred Volkland). |
| 12 Mar. 1873 | Augsburg. |
| 22 Mar. 1873 | Casino, Copenhagen (Musikforeningens Orkester). Concert arranged by Edmund Neupert. |
| 30 Oct. 1873 | Mühlhausen. |
| 5 Dec. 1873 | Dresden (Königliche Capelle). |
| 11 Dec. 1873 | Aachen (conductor: Ferdinand Breuning). |
| 1873-74 season | Graz. |
| 7 Jan. 1874 | Berlin. |
| 8 Mar. 1874 | Prag (Praha). |
| 3 May 1874 | Ems. |
| 31 July 1874 | Wiesbaden. |
| 27 Oct. 1874 | Braunschweig. |
| 7 Dec. 1874 | Lübeck. |
| 1874-75 season | Göteborg. |
| 1874-75 season | Kreuznach. |
| 1874-75 season | Royal Albert Hall, London. |
| 28 Feb. 1875 | Reichhalle, Berlin. |
| 8 Apr. 1875 | Annaberg. |
| 24 Aug. 1875 | Bremen. |
| 25 Aug. 1875 | Genève. |
| 26 Sept. 1875 | Baden-Baden. |
| 6 Nov. 1875 | Lübeck. |
| 8 Dec. 1875 | Königsberg. |
| 26 Dec. 1875 | Théâtre Rochelle, Paris. |
| 1875-76 season | Köln. |
| 20 Jan. 1876 | Düsseldorf. |
| 1 Mar. 1876 | Torgau. |
| 9 Apr. 1876 | Chemnitz. |
| 10 Dec. 1876 | Musikverein, Wien (Wiener Philharmoniker; conductor: Hans Richter). |
| 1876-77 season | Bonn. |
| 12 Feb. 1877 | Edinburgh. |
| 6 Mar. 1877 | Nürnberg. |
| 25 May 1877 | Baden-Baden. |
| 12 Oct. 1877 | Konzertverein, Hamburg. |
| 6 Dec. 1877 | Basel. |
| 2 Jan. 1878 | Berlin (Symphoniekapelle; conductor: Wilhelm Mannstädt). |
| 11 Jan. 1878 | Kassel. |
| 22 Feb. 1878 | Stuttgart. |
| 11 Mar. 1878 | Berlin. |
| 17 Mar. 1878 | Berlin (conductor: Wilhelm Mannstädt). |
| 3 Apr. 1878 | Elberfeld. |
| 13 Apr. 1878 | Prag (Praha). |
| 27 July 1878 | Würzburg. |
| 23 Nov. 1878 | Berlin (conductor: Benjamin Bilse). |
| 25 Nov. 1878 | Bonn. |
| 1878-79 season | Weimar. |
| 13 Feb. 1879 | Graz. |
| 13 Feb. 1879 | Harvard Musical Association, Boston, MA. |
| 18 Mar. 1879 | Königsberg. |
| 4 Apr. 1879 | Felix Meritis, Amsterdam. |
| 25 Apr. 1879 | Baden-Baden. |
| 30 May 1879 | Baden-Baden. |
| 5 Oct. 1879 | Weimar. |
| 28 Oct. 1879 | Zürich. |
| 8 Nov. 1879 | Naumburg. |
| 8 Nov. 1879 | Casino, Copenhagen (Koncertforeningens Orkester; conductor: Otto Malling). |
| 20 Nov. 1879 | Bachverein, Düsseldorf. |
| 23 Dec. 1879 | Berlin (Hofkapelle). |
| 1879-80 season | Königsberg (Kaliningrad). |
| 1879-80 season | Danzig (Gdansk). |
| 30 Jan. 1880 | Oldenburg. |
| 3 Apr. 1880 | Dresden (conductor: Hermann Mannsfeld). |
| 18 Apr. 1880 | Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen (Balduin Dahls Orkester; conductor: Balduin Dahl). Benefice concert for Dronning Louises Børnehospital (Queen Louise's Children's Hospital).. |
| 6 Oct. 1880 | Berlin. |
| 4 Dec. 1880 | Casino, Copenhagen (Balduin Dahls Orkester; conductor: Balduin Dahl). |
| 21 Mar. 1881 | Berlin. |
| 16 Oct. 1881 | Basel. |
| 1881-82 season | Bad Ems. |
| 13 Jan. 1882 | Nijmegen. |
| 29 Jan. 1882 | Glogau. |
| 9 Feb. 1882 | Manchester (Hallé Orchestra; conductor: Charles Hallé). |
| 1 Mar. 1882 | Berlin (conductor: Benjamin Bilse). |
| 28 May 1882 | Loh-Konzert, Sondershausen (conductor: Carl Schroeder). |
| 29 Aug. 1882 | Wiesbaden. |
| 20 Oct. 1882 | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (Boston Symphony Orchestra; conductor: George Henschel). Concert was repeated on 21 October. |
| 26 Oct. 1882 | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester; conductor: Carl Reinecke). |
| 9 Nov. 1882 | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (Boston Symphony Orchestra; conductor: George Henschel). |
| 13 Nov. 1882 | Kungliga Teatern, Stockholm (Kungliga Hovkapellet). |
| 23 Nov. 1882 | Eruditio Musicum, Rotterdam. |
| 22 Nov. 1882 | Würzburg. |
| 1882-83 season | Dresden (Königliche Capelle; conductor: Franz Wüllner). |
| 24 Nov. 1883 | Aschaffenburg. |
| 4 Jan. 1884 | Academy of Music, New York (New York Philharmonic Orchestra; conductor: Leopold Damrosch). Concert repeated the following day. |
| 4 Mar. 1884 | Mühlhausen. |
| 26 Mar. 1884 | München. |
| 30 July 1884 | Pavlovsk. |
| 8 Aug. 1884 | Pavlovsk. |
| 21 Nov. 1884 | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (Boston Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Wilhelm Gericke). Concert repeated the following day. |
| 30 Nov. 1884 | Weimar. |
| 17 Dec. 1884 | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (Boston Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Wilhelm Gericke). |
| 1884-85 season | Constantinopel (Istanbul). |
| 1884-85 season | Wismar. |
| 1884-85 season | Hof. |
| 1 Feb. 1885 | St. Petersburg (conductor: Anton Rubinstein). |
| 1 Feb. 1885 | Witten. |
| 2 Feb. 1885 | Arnhem. |
| 10 Mar. 1885 | Wismar. |
| 13 Oct. 1885 | Mühlhausen. |
| 3 Dec. 1885 | Düsseldorf. |
| 1885-86 season | Moskvá. |
| 2 Jan. 1886 | Berlin. |
| 22 Jan. 1886 | Oldenburg. |
| 8 Apr. 1886 | Königsberg (Kaliningrad). |
| 17 Oct. 1886 | Basel. |
| 23 Oct. 1886 | Gewerbehaus, Dresden. |
| 4 Nov. 1886 | Manchester (Hallé Orchestra; conductor: Charles Hallé). |
| 18 Dec. 1886 | Bamberg. |
| 1886-87 season | Chemnitz. |
| 12 Feb. 1887 | Bern. |
| 22 Feb. 1887 | The Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater), Copenhagen (Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel); conductor: Johan Svendsen). Concert on the occasion of Gade's 70th birthday. |
| 25 Feb. 1887 | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (Boston Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Wilhelm Gericke). Concert repeated on 27 February. |
| 6 Mar. 1887 | Theater-Lokalet, Slagelse (Slagelse ny Musikforening). Concert celebrating Gade's 70th birthday. |
| 3 July 1887 | Borgerforeningens Festsal, Svendborg (Odense Orkesterforening; conductor: Carl Larsen). |
| 4 Nov. 1887 | Frankfurt am Main. |
| 1887-88 season | Philharmonischer Verein, Göttingen. |
| 1887-88 season | Weimar. |
| 1887-88 season | Zittau. |
| 4 June 1888 | Koncertpalæet (unfinished), Copenhagen (Den Nordiske Musikfests Orkester ; conductor: Johan Svendsen). Review: Dagens Nyheder, 21/130, 5 June 1888, p. 2. |
| 1888 summer | Loh-Konzert, Sondershausen (Fürstliche Hofkapelle; conductor: Adolf Schulze). |
| 22 Nov. 1888 | Halle. |
| 18 Dec. 1888 | Zürich. |
| 1888-89 season | Baden-Baden. |
| 1888-89 season | Cottbus. |
| 1888-89 season | Solingen. |
| 1889-90 season | Hof. |
| 9 Feb. 1890 | Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen (Balduin Dahls Orkester; conductor: Balduin Dahl). |
| 3 Nov. 1890 | Meerane. |
| 7 Nov. 1890 | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (Boston Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Arthur Nikisch). Concert repeated the following day. |
| 12 Dec. 1890 | Metropolitan Opera House, New York (New York Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Walter Damrosch). |
Documents
Letters:
| 30 Mar. 1841 | from Musikforeningens Administration to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio III. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 11) |
| Oct. 1841 | from Niels W. Gade to Carl Helsted,
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek,
København
Acc. 2008/69. (Aarbog for Musik 1922, pp. 67-68; Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 16) The letter is written on the back side of a letter from Carl Helsted's brother Edvard dated 15.10.1841.
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| 11 Feb. 1842, Leipzig | from Breitkopf & Härtel to Edvard Collin,
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek,
København
NKS 1716 fol.folio
A no. 35. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 19) An extract from the letter from Breitkopf & Härtel to Edvard Collin. Collin copied this part of the letter and sent it to Gade.
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| 13 Jan. 1843, Leipzig | from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 373. (Brief aus den Jahren 1833 bis 1847 von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, pp. 27-28; Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 25) |
| 27 Feb. 1843, Leipzig | from Breitkopf & Härtel to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 36. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 28) |
| 7 Oct. 1858, Wien | from Selmar Bagge to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 22. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 304) |
| 24 Mar. 1860, Meiningen | from Rochus Freiherr von Liliencron to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 357. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 341) |
| 1 Apr. 1865, Paris | from Asger Hamerik to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 192. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 451) |
| September1873 | from Niels W. Gade to Herman Molkenboer,
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek,
København
NKS 2626 2º. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 654) Concept written by Emil Erslev. Gade's original draft in Danish is in the same folder.
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| 2 Oct. 1873 | from Niels W. Gade to Herman Molkenboer,
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek,
København
NKS 2626 2º. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 660) Concept written by Emil Erslev.
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| 6 Oct. 1873, Amsterdam | from E. Osius to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 419. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 666) |
| 23 Nov. 1873 | from Niels W. Gade to Mathilde Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Acc. 2007/1. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 698) |
| 8 Feb. 1881, Copenhagen | from Niels W. Gade to Breitkopf & Härtel, D-DSUniversitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Musikabteilung, Darmstadt . (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1060) |
| 15 Feb. 1881, Leipzig | from Breitkopf & Härtel to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no.82. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1061) |
| 18 Feb. 1881, Berlin | from Bote & Bock to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio I.2. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1063) |
| 1 June 1883, Leipzig | from Breitkopf & Härtel to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 92. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1180) |
| 4 July 1883, Copenhagen | from Niels W. Gade to Breitkopf & Härtel, D-DSUniversitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Musikabteilung, Darmstadt . (Breve no. 1182) |
| 8 Dec. 1884, Leipzig | from Breitkopf & Härtel to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 94. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1234) |
| 21 Oct. 1885, Copenhagen | from Niels W. Gade to Christian Richardt, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 3688 4º. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1264) |
| 8 Oct. 1887, Stockholm | from Filharmoniska Sällskapet, Stockholm to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio I.2. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1339) |
| 14 Sept. 1888, Copenhagen | from Niels W. Gade to Carl Philipsen, DK-Kk NKS 3086 4º. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1375) |
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