19, sometimes called "Suite romantique", was written by Ernő Dohnányi in 1909, while he was teaching at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik.
[3] The first performance in England was on 9 October 1913, at a Prom Concert in the Queen's Hall, London, under Sir Henry Wood.
It is in four movements: Dohnányi scored the Suite for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 3 timpani, triangle, cymbals, snare drum, bass drum, castanets, 2 harps, and strings.
[3] The first recording of the Suite in F-sharp minor was by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Frederick Stock, in 1928.
[5] Later recordings include: The violinist Jascha Heifetz arranged the Romanza for violin and piano.