May Symphony

Vítězslav Novák's Májová symfonie, Op. 73 (May Symphony), also known as Jarní symfonie (Spring Symphony), was composed in 1943, during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. It is a strongly patriotic choral symphony based in Karel H. Mácha's 1836 poem May, Novák's second contribution to the genre after his 1934 Autumn Symphony. Dedicated to Iosif Stalin as the liberator of Czechoslovakia,[1] the symphony was premiered in Prague on 5 December 1945,[2] seven months after the German defeat.

Structure

The composition consists of three movements:[3]

  1. Andante sostenuto
  2. Andante
  3. Alla marcia funebre

A typical performance takes around 60 minutes.

References

  1. ^ May in November. Archived 1 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Prague Post, 03/11/10
  2. ^ Work profile Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine in klassika.info
  3. ^ 18/09/12 schedule Archived 17 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine of Czech Radio's ČRo D-Dur
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