4th Symphony (Honegger)
The symphony No. 4 H191 by the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger is a symphony composed in 1946 with the surname Deliciae Basilienses .
Instrumentation and sentence names
2 flutes (2nd also piccolo ), oboe , 2 clarinets , bassoon - 2 horns , trumpet - piano - cymbals , glockenspiel , tam-tam , triangle , Basel drum - 1st and 2nd violins , violas , cellos and double basses .
- Lento e misterioso - Allegro - Lento - Allegro molto tranquillo
- Larghetto
- Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
music
The Fourth Symphony is the gayest and brightest confrontation with the composer of this genre, after all, the subtitle of the symphony means Deliciae Basilienses to German Basler pleasures . After the war symphonies No. 2 and No. 3 , Honegger tries to return to a cheerful tone. Due to the reduced cast and chamber music transparency, Honegger processes carefree experiences and impressions of the post-war period in Basel . The work is reminiscent of a peace symphony, which is intended to express Switzerland's neutrality by incorporating old Swiss national melodies . At the end of the second movement, the solo horn quotes a lever poem set to music by Franz Abt ("Z'Basel, a mim Rhi"), and in the third movement Honegger describes a carnival march in musical form using the piccolo and the characteristic Basel drum .
Dedication and premiere
Like the second , the fourth symphony is dedicated to Paul Sacher , who premiered the work with this ensemble on January 21, 1947 in Basel to mark the 20th anniversary of the Basel Chamber Orchestra .
literature
- Attila Csampai / Dietmar Holland (ed.): The concert guide. Orchestral music from 1700 to the present. 1st edition. Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg 1987. ISBN 3-8052-0450-7 .
- Klaus Schweizer: Reclam's concert guide. Orchestral music. 18th edition. Philipp Reclam jun. GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, 1998, 2006. ISBN 978-3-15-010602-0 .
- Malcolm MacDonald (translation by Eckhart van den Hoogen): Honegger. Symphonies 1-5. EMI France 1979.
Web links
- Arthur Honegger website (English / French)