Nikolai Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 20 in E major, his Op. 50, was written in 1940. It is dedicated to Yuri Shaporin.[1][2] The symphony was premiered on 28 November 1940 by Nikolai Golovanov conducting the Large All-Union Radio SO.[2] It has three movements:
- Allegro con spirito (ca. 8 minutes)
- Adagio, in C major (ca. 9 minutes, initial tempo quarter note=52[3])
- Allegro inquieto, in E minor (ca. 10 minutes)
The first movement is in sonata form. The Adagio is on two themes, in C and in A♭, which appear contrapuntally at the reappearance of the first; it has the form A-B (l'Istesso tempo, Andantino)-A'-B'-coda.[3] The finale is a rondo whose E major concluding pages incorporate a climactic reappearance by the main theme of the Adagio, leading Richard Taruskin to remark of this symphony that it is Myaskovsky's "Land of Hope and Glory".[4]
References
- ^ "Opus by Miaskovsky". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Myaskovsky: Works: Symphony No. 20". Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ a b Score.
- ^ Richard Taruskin, On Russian music at Google Books, page 290.
Recordings
- Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian Federation Academic Symphony Orchestra, 1991-3 recordings appearing variously on Russian Disc, Olympia OCD 739, and Warner CDs
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