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Alexander Scriabin: Symphony n.1

Alexander Scriabin: Symphony n.1

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on Nov 4, 2017 | The music room

Alexander Scriabin Symphony No.1, Op. 26. performed by the Radio Sinfonie Orchester Frankfurt under Eliahu Inbal with mezzosoprano Doris Soffel, tenor Fausto Tenzi and the Frankfurter Kantorei. Written between 1899 and 1900, this symphony is one of the great Scriabin...
Edvard Grieg – Symphony in C minor

Edvard Grieg – Symphony in C minor

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on May 17, 2017 | The music room

Composed in 1864, Grieg himself put a fatwa on it: ‘Must never be performed’. Although this Symphony reveals numerous influences, some more obvious than others, it’s a crafty-built piece, full of youthful vigor and inventive melodies. Here’s a performance...
Samuel Barber: Symphony n.1

Samuel Barber: Symphony n.1

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on Sep 17, 2016 | The music room

Samuel Barber’s wrenching symphony n.1, here in the wonderful interpretations of the New York Philharmonic led by Bruno Walter in a 1945 recording (Barber’s 1944 revision).  This one-movement symphony, composed in Rome during the winter of 1935-36 and...
Schumann Symphony n.3

Schumann Symphony n.3

by | Last updated Jan 30, 2024 | Published on Sep 26, 2015 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

Schumann: Symphony n.3 – Biographical context Around the time he was in Düsseldorf for his new conducting position, Schumann gave birth to one of his most popular works. Being in Eb major with a beginning in ¾ , the symphony immediately calls for a comparison...