27th Symphony (Myaskovsky)

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The . Symphony No. 27 in C minor , Opus 85 by Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky is the last symphony of the composer and was first performed in 1949. It was only after the death Mjaskowskis - December 9, 1950 under the leadership of Alexander Gauk in Moscow's House of Unions .

The work consists of three movements: I. Adagio. Allegro molto agitato, II. Adagio and III. Presto ma non troppo . Like almost all of Mjaskowski's later works, this symphony is also characterized by clear tonality and melody. It is dedicated to the subject of "life and death".

In 1951 Mjaskowski received the Stalin Prize for the sixth time for the 27th Symphony .

Individual proof

  1. ^ Soja Konstantinowna Gulinskaja: Nikolai Jakowlewitsch Mjaskowski . New Music, Berlin 1985, OCLC 241616741 , p. 252-259 .