Alexander Scriabin Symphony No. 2 op. 29 Reverie, op. 24 24 Karat Gold CD POPE MUSIC NEU OVP Sealed

Produktinformation

Orchester: Russian Symphony Orchestra
Dirigent: Mark Gorenstein
Komponist: Alexander Scriabin
Audio CD (1998)
SPARS-Code: DDD
Anzahl Disks/Tonträger: 1
Format: US Import
Label: Pope Music PMG 2019-2
Spieldauer: 61.05 Minuten
         Tracks

 
1. Sym No.2 in c, Op.29: I. Andante 
2. Sym No.2 in c, Op.29: II. Allegro 
3. Sym No.2 in c, Op.29: III. Andante 
4. Sym No.2 in c, Op.29: IV. Tempestoso 
5. Sym No.2 in c, Op.29: V. Maestoso 
6. Reverie, Op.24

 MARK GORENSTEIN, conductor

Russian Symphony Orchestra

Compostition Description
by John Dobson

The Second Symphony was completed in 1901, a year after the first. It is the most traditional of his symphonies in formal structure. The first two movements (Andante, Allegro) are played without a break and structurally form a classical sonata movement. In the third movement (Andante), however, he makes a remarkable advancement toward the heavily chromatic sound associated with the mature Scriabin. The movement opens with a birdsong played by the flute, another Scriabin characteristic. The rest of the movement, with its frequent evocations of birdsong and other sounds of nature, is like a long, dreamy walk through the wilderness. Even the central climax is unforced. A lovely movement, the fourth movement (Tempestuoso), a minor-key scherzo, is full of turbulent string, timpani, and brass writing, interrupted briefly in places by some more lyrical writing. Toward the end of the movement, the key modulates into the major and leads seamlessly into the final Maestoso movement with a majestic restatement of the symphony's opening theme. This generally uninspired movement lacks interesting harmonic or thematic development, and the conclusion is tepid. Even Scriabin said of the last movement, "I liked it when I wrote it, but now it doesn't please me anymore...the last part is banal." This work marks important strides in Scriabin's growth as a composer, and still shocked its initial audience somewhat when it premiered in St. Petersburg under the baton of Anatol Lyadov on January 12, 1902, but it is hard to recommend for general listening except for the true Scriabin devotee