Symphony No. 8 (Myaskovsky)
Introduction Nikolai Myaskovsky wrote his '''Symphony No. 8''' in A major, his Opus 26, between 1924 and 1925.The symphony is his second in the major - the first is his fifth symphony - and the premiere was conducted by Konstantin Saradzhev, who had premiered the composer's fourth and seventh symphonies. It is dedicated to Sergei S. Popov.It is in four movements:# Andante - Allegro in F minor and A major# Allegro risoluto e con spirito in D major# Adagio in B minor# Allegro deciso in A major
Recordings *Robert Stankovsky with the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava on Marco Polo Records 8.223297, 1991. *Evgeny Svetlanov with the Russian Federation Academic Symphony Orchestra on Alto, also released on Warner.
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