Helios Overture
| Helios Overture | |
|---|---|
| Concert overture by Carl Nielsen | |
The composer (1901) | |
| Native name | Ouverture Helios |
| Catalogue | FS 32; CNW 34 |
| Opus | 17 |
| Composed | 1903 |
| Publisher | Hansen (1905) |
| Duration | 8–9 mins. |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 8 October 1903 |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Conductor | Johan Svendsen |
| Performers | Royal Danish Orchestra |
The Helios Overture (in Danish: Ouverture Helios), Op. 17 (FS 32; CNW 34), is a concert overture for orchestra written in 1903 by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen. The piece received its premiere at the Odd Fellows Mansion in Copenhagen on 8 October 1903, with Johan Svendsen conducting the Royal Danish Orchestra.