Nikolaj Jakowlewitsch Mjaskowski
20.04.1881—08.08.1950
 

Nikolaj Jakowlewitsch Mjaskowski
6. Symphonie | op. 23 | for large orchestra and mixed choir

Work Details
Opus: op. 23
Year of composition: 1922/1923
Scored for: for large orchestra and mixed choir
Composer: Nikolaj Jakowlewitsch Mjaskowski
Text Source: russisches Volkslied und lateinischer Text
Text Author: V. J. Sokolow
Choir: SATB
Instrumentation details: 3 3 3 3 - 6 3 3 1 - perc, hp, cel, str
Remarks: the death of the composer's aunt inspired him writing the piece
Duration (min): 64

Licensing: Licensing Request

World Première
Location: Bolshoi Theater Moskau / Russia
Date: 04.05.1924
Conductor: Nikolai Golowanow
Work Introduction

Nikolaj Mjaskowski’s Symphony No. 6 for large orchestra and mixed choir, which lasts over an hour, is his best-known and most successful composition. It evokes the Russian Revolution of 1917 and mourns its many victims. However, death does not make an appearance until the third movement – [...]