I keep finding that symphonic and orchestral work from the "Romantic Period" and also the period of conflict and distress of the early 20th century reflects the conflict and distress of the 2020s. I hope though we don't push further into a similar turmoil.
I really liked this one. Myaskovsky experimented in later symphonies, which sometimes causes his music to lose focus. But in this one, he keeps to the "tragic tradition" of Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky. This is a highly concentrated piece of writing with a clear narrative structure. The extensive, quiet ending calls back the Tchaikovsky 6th Symphony and was also used by Shostakovich in his 4th.
A great Russian Romantic symphony without moving over the bridge into 20th century modernism! Russians are top notch when it comes to this type of symphonic structure: tight, filled with pathos, dark, rousing, focused, building to a crescendo, but always with the nuances of softly spoken musical motifs intertwined so masterfully. I've been focused on his 27 symphonies for months now. What a wonderful oeuvre!!! I can't get enough of this-sadly-little known composer in our modern Age.
This is a very emotion However the are elements of majorally complex and ambiguous 2-movement symphony. Prima facie, it appears highly negative, having written as a memorial. But there elements of major, a fascinating interplay of moods which lands itself to repeated hearings. Once again, in terms of philosophical profundity, Miaskovsky beats the likes of an unduly credited Mahler, at HIS OWN GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
