2nd Symphony (Kochan)
The . Symphony No. 2 is one of the most important symphonies of Günter Kochan (1930-2009). It was created in 1968 and was premiered on February 21, 1969 on the occasion of the 2nd Berlin Music Biennale . The work has a playing time of about 16 minutes.
Orchestral line-up
1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B-flat), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, piano, percussion for 3 players (snare drum, stirrer drum , 2 tom tom, 2 bongos, wooden drum, 2 temple blocks, hanging cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum, xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone), 1st and 2nd violins, violas, cellos and double basses.
sentences
The work consists of one sentence.
Emergence
The symphony was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). However, it does not contain a narrative plot with state-supporting motifs. Stylistically, the work is based on neo-classical music with references to the twelve-tone music by Arnold Schönberg . Kochan's work was very close to Dmitri Shostakovich and was influenced by Aram Khachaturian in the final .
premiere
The composition was premiered in 1969 by the Berlin Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kurt Sanderling .
According to his own statements from the 1970s, his second symphony was then performed around 25 times.
literature
- Wilhelm Buschkötter, Hansjürgen Schaefer : Handbook of international concert literature. Instrumental and vocal music [Manual of international concert literature] . 2nd revised and expanded edition, de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1996, ISBN 3-11-013905-7 , p. 476.
- Frank Schneider : Günter Kochan - Second Symphony (analysis) . In: Heinz Alfred Brockhaus (Ed.): Edited volumes on the music history of the German Democratic Republic. Volume 1, Berlin 1969, p. 180 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ursula Stürzbecher (Ed.): Composers in the GDR. 17 conversations. Hildesheim 1979, p. 195.