Where to start with Stenhammar
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralSerenade in F major, op. 31
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VocalSången, cantata for voice, chorus and orchestra, op. 44
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Keyboard3 Fantasies, for piano, op. 11
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ChamberAllegro brillante in E flat major
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OrchestralSymphony no. 2 in G minor, op. 34
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OrchestralExcelsior!, symphonic overture op. 13
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OrchestralPiano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, op. 1
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OrchestralPiano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 23
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Orchestral2 Sentimental Romances for Violin and Orchestra, op. 28
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Vocal3 Songs, for a cappella chorus
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VocalA people, for voice and orchestra
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KeyboardAllegro con moto ed appassionato
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ChamberAllegro ma non tanto in A for violin, cello and piano
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OrchestralChitra, incidental music, op. 43
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VocalDet far ett Skepp Op.26, no. 5, "A Ship Is Sailing"
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Stenhammar's catalogueMost Popular
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Symphony No. 2 in G minor
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor
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Serenade in F major
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String Quartet No. 4 in A minor
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Excelsior! (overture)
Most Acclaimed
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Symphony No. 2
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String Quartet No. 4
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Piano Sonata in A-flat minor
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String Quartet No. 5 in C major
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Midvinter (choral)
Most Weird
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Symphony No. 2he destroyed his Symphony No. 1 after hearing the Brahms Second — the No. 2 is the only symphony he kept
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Piano Sonata in A-flat minorhis most harmonically ambitious work
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Lodolezzi sjunger (Lodolezzi Sings)serenade for soprano and orchestra — after a poem by Heidenstam
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String Quartet No. 5late, introspective — his most complex quartet
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I rosengården (In the Rose Garden)the most beautiful of his songs
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 95
- Orchestral
- ● Serenade in F major, op. 31
- ● Symphony no. 2 in G minor, op. 34
- Excelsior!, symphonic overture op. 13
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, op. 1
- Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 23
- 2 Sentimental Romances for Violin and Orchestra, op. 28
- Chitra, incidental music, op. 43
- Lodelezzi Sings, incidental music, op. 39
- Prélude and Bourrée, for orchestra
- Symphony no. 1 in F
- Symphony no. 3
- Vocal
- Sången, cantata for voice, chorus and orchestra, op. 44
- 3 Songs, for a cappella chorus
- A people, for voice and orchestra
- Det far ett Skepp Op.26, no. 5, "A Ship Is Sailing"
- En Positivvisa, for voice and piano
- En strandvisa, for voice and piano, op. 26, no. 9
- Ett folk, for voice and orchestra Op.22
- Flickan Knyter I Johannenatten for voice and piano
- Flickan kom ifrån sin älskings möte, for voice and piano
- Florez och Blanzeflor for voice and orchestra, op. 3
- Florez och Blanzeflor for voice and orchestra, op. 3
- Folket i Nifelhem
- Fylgia for voice and piano
- I En Skogsbacke
- I Lönnens Skymning, song for voice and piano
- I Skogen
- Ithaca for baritone and orchestra, op. 21
- Junge Liebe, einige Lieder aus Heinrich Heines "Buch der Lieder", for voice and piano
- Jungfru Blond Och Jungfru Brunett, song for voice and piano, op. 26, no. 4
- Jutta Comes to the Volkungs
- Kväll I Klara
- Late Harvest
- Late Harvest
- Late Harvest
- Late Harvest
- Late Harvest
- Lycklandsresan for voice and piano
- Mellan Broarna
- Melodi for voice and piano
- Midwinter for chorus and orchestra, op. 24
- Månsken for voice and piano
- Prins Aladin av Lampan, for voice and piano
- Snöfrid for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, violin, chorus and orchestra, op. 5
- Songs
- Songs
- Songs
- Songs
- Songs for voice and piano, op. 16
- Songs of Bo Bergman, for voice and piano, op. 20
- Songs of Bo Bergman, op. 20: no. 5, Adagio
- Songs and Moods, op. 26
- Songs, op. 8: no. 1, Lutad mot gärdet
- Songs, op. 8: no. 2, Dottern sade till sin gamla moder
- Songs, op. 8: no. 3, Den tidiga sorgen
- Songs, op. 8: no. 4, Till en ros
- Songs, op. 8: no. 5, Behagen
- Sverige, for voice and piano, op. 22, no. 2
- Swedish Songs, op. 16: no. 1, Låt oss dö unga
- Swedish Songs, op. 16: no. 2, Guld och gröna skogar
- Swedish Songs, op. 16: no. 3, Ingalill
- Swedish Songs, op. 16: no. 4, Fylgia
- Thoughts of Solitude, op. 7: no. 1, Där innerst i min ande
- Thoughts of Solitude, op. 7: no. 2, I enslighet försvinna
- Thoughts of Solitude, op. 7: no. 3, Min stamfar hade en stor pokal
- Thoughts of Solitude, op. 7: no. 4, Kom, vänner, lät oss sätta oss
- Thoughts of Solitude, op. 7: no. 5, I Rom, i Rom, dit ung jag kom
- Thoughts of Solitude, op. 7: no. 6, Du söker ryktbarhet
- Thoughts of Solitude, op. 7: no. 7, De hade mig kär
- Three Choral Ballads
- Till en Ros, for voice and piano
- Træt
- Vandraren, song for voice and piano, op. 26, no. 1
- Visor och Stämningar, for voice and piano, op. 26
- Keyboard
- 3 Fantasies, for piano, op. 11
- Allegro con moto ed appassionato
- Fantasie for piano in A minor
- Impromptu for piano in G flat major
- Impromptu-Waltz
- Intermezzo for piano
- Late Summer Nights, for piano, op. 33
- Piano Sonata no. 1 in C
- Piano Sonata no. 2 in C minor
- Piano Sonata no. 3 in A flat major, op. 12
- Piano Sonata no. 4 in G minor
- Small Pieces for piano
- Chamber
- Allegro brillante in E flat major
- Allegro ma non tanto in A for violin, cello and piano
- Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, op. 19
- String Quartet in F minor
- String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 2
- String Quartet no. 2 in C minor, op. 14
- String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 18
- String Quartet no. 4 in A major, op. 25
- String Quartet no. 6 in D minor, op. 35