Symphony No. 16 (Myaskovsky)
Nikolai Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 16 in F major, op. 39, was composed in 1935-6[1] and has the nickname Aviation Symphony.
The Symphony is in four movements:
- Allegro vivace
- Andantino e semplice, in B♭ major
- Sostenuto. Andante marciale, ma sostenuto in A minor
- Tempo precedente. Allegro ma non troppo (A minor followed by F major)
The symphony was said to be inspired by the crash of the Tupolev ANT-20 "Maksim Gorky".
The premiere was on 24 October 1936, in Moscow with the Moscow Philharmonic conducted by E. Szenkar.[2]
The first movement begins with a triplet accompaniment and a chromatic main theme. The second movement is a dance-like intermezzo. This is followed by a funeral march, and following without pause, a finale that quotes a song written by Myaskovsky, "The Aeroplanes are Flying".[3]
References
- NL page on the symphony
- "Opus by Miaskovsky". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- "Review of Recording of Symphony 16". November 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
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