1st Symphony (Shostakovich)

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Shostakovich in 1925

The symphony No. 1 in F minor op.10 by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1924/1925 and premiered on May 12, 1926 in Leningrad by the Leningrad Philharmonic under the direction of Nikolai Malko . Shostakovich wrote the work as his graduation thesis at the Leningrad Conservatory at the age of 19.

sentences

The 1st symphony has four movements :

  • Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
  • Allegro
  • Lento
  • Lento - Allegro molto - Largo - Presto

occupation

Medium-sized orchestra : two flutes, a piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets in Bb , one trumpet in F , three trombones, a tuba, a timpani, a percussion, a triangle, snare drum, large drum Drum, cymbals, tam-tam, glockenspiel, piano, violin I, violin II, viola , violoncello , double bass

Remarks

This symphony is a lively and witty work with a duration of around 30 minutes and is reminiscent of Stravinski's ballet Petrushka and Sergei Prokofiev . Some motifs of the work lead back to youth compositions.

" Bruno Walter , to whom the young composer had played his composition in Leningrad, immediately decided to perform it in Berlin ." The symphony was an extraordinary success for a first work by a composer. Even today, the symphony is considered one of his best works.

literature

  • Klaus Schweizer, Arnold Werner-Jensen: Reclams concert guide: orchestral music. 18th edition Reclam, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-15-010602-8
  • Michael Koball: Pathos and the grotesque - The German tradition in the symphonic work of Dmitri Shostakovich. Kuhn, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-928864-50-5 (out of print in bookshops, can be obtained from the author)

swell

  1. ↑ Reclam p. 906