Symphony No. 9 (Myaskovsky)
- I Andante sostenuto
- Presto II
- III Lento molto
- IV Allegro con grazia
The Symphony in E minor, Op 28 is the ninth symphony the composer Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky.
Genesis
The first sketches for the Ninth Symphony made Mjaskowski in the summer of 1926 in Tutschkowo to. At this time he was not yet sure whether the work really should be a symphony or rather a suite. He called it an " indefinable music animals ". In November Mjaskowski made his only trip abroad that took him first to Warsaw for the inauguration of the Chopin monument and then to Vienna. There he met the director of the Universal publishing AI Dsimitrowski to sign a contract for the publication of his chamber music works. Myaskovsky was drawn but quickly returned to Russia to get back to take care of his students and to continue working on his compositions. In Moscow he worked the custom built in the summer of sketches on the draft of a symphony, then he devoted himself to the conception of the Tenth Symphony. Only after he orchestrated the Ninth Symphony, which was completed in late 1927.
Analysis
The relatively large-scale symphony is in four movements again and again, the positions of the scherzo and the slow movement are reversed. The music resembles the seventh symphony and stands in contrast to the tenth, as the seventh to sixth. The character is mostly dreamy and lyrical, the tensions of the earlier symphonies are missing. Myaskovsky had engaged in this time closer to the music of Debussy and Prokofiev have it sent from Paris a few scores. At Debussy he admired in his own words, the way of representing the " sweet breathing of nature " in his music. The thematic material is designed uncomplicated and largely based on folk songs or folk-song -like melodies. Myaskovsky used rich polyphony, the music still remains transparent. Some melodies and motifs run through the whole piece.
The first movement begins with a few dissonant chords that create a mysterious atmosphere. Only the last of these chords has E minor, a clear key and forwards the second issue one that is labeled " Moderato malinconico ". The melody is contrapuntally interwoven with the first theme ( the melody of the opening chords ) and varied. Later it is underlaid with a triplet figure of the wind. In the middle of the sentence a part in C major, which already anticipates the theme of the second movement in some places appears. The recapitulation brings all the moldings and the movement ends with a clear reassurance, resound in the isolated fragments of melodies. The second movement is a sonata form in G-sharp minor and has an overall lighter atmosphere than the first set. The main theme, which could be heard in the first movement, followed by a second, which is song-like and rhythmic. The rest of the theorem follows the formal pattern, only in the coda, the mood is somewhat bitter and angry. The theme of the third movement describes S. Gulinskaya as one of the " most beautiful and heartfelt melodies Mjaskowskis ".
Reception and criticism
The symphony was born on April 29, 1928, ie after the premiere of the tenth symphony, premiered. The symphony was a success, even if it is one of the more minor works by the composer. Myaskovsky had designated a priori as " symphonic intermezzo " and almost simultaneously incurred tenth symphony given more importance. The composer was still very satisfied with this work, in his opinion, it was his first "for orchestra easily playable, ie in respect musizierpraktischer comfortably furnished " work. Dedicated to the work is the conductor Nikolai Malko, who had premiered Mjaskowskis fifth symphony.