Pranav Ranjit | Jānis Ivanovs - Symphony No. 4 "Atlantīda" (Score Video) @towardthesea_ | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vassily Sinaisky
Dzintars Women's Choir
00:00 I. Ira Dei (Wrath of God)
03:36 Legenda
16:18 II. Posseidonia
29:12 III. Aedes sacra (Sacred Shrine)
39:05 IV. Finis (End)
I apologize for the poor quality of the score; this was scanned very quickly a few years ago with a low-quality scanner. Despite that, I still think it's worth sharing as a score video. (From 38:33 to 38:47, either the score is missing pages or I forgot to scan them.)
Jānis Ivanovs (1906-1983) was an influential Latvian composer and teacher, considered one of his country's greatest symphonists - writing twenty-one works in the genre. Ivanovs was highly regarded for his meticulous orchestration and command of texture, which are on full display in his fourth symphony, inspired by the Platonic legend of Atlantis.
Written in 1941 at the outbreak of World War II, this stirring and unrelenting work is comparable in character to the music of the Estonian composer Eduard Tubin. While its extremely powerful opening and dramatic climaxes could be seen as continuing the spirit of late Romanticism, the harmonic language belongs very much to the 20th century. In terms of instrumentation, it is notable for its inclusion of a wordless women's choir in the second movement, as well as the addition of three alto saxophones, which add great richness to the orchestral texture.
While this symphony is not forgotten in Latvia, where it has received at least one other excellent recorded performance, it is rather unknown elsewhere, and I hope more conductors will bring this titanic, compelling music into concert halls worldwide.
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vassily Sinaisky
Dzintars Women's Choir
00:00 I. Ira Dei (Wrath of God)
03:36 Legenda
16:18 II. Posseidonia
29:12 III. Aedes sacra (Sacred Shrine)
39:05 IV. Finis (End)
I apologize for the poor quality of the score; this was scanned very quickly a few years ago with a low-quality scanner. Despite that, I still think it's worth sharing as a score video. (From 38:33 to 38:47, either the score is missing pages or I forgot to scan them.)
Jānis Ivanovs (1906-1983) was an influential Latvian composer and teacher, considered one of his country's greatest symphonists - writing twenty-one works in the genre. Ivanovs was highly regarded for his meticulous orchestration and command of texture, which are on full display in his fourth symphony, inspired by the Platonic legend of Atlantis.
Written in 1941 at the outbreak of World War II, this stirring and unrelenting work is comparable in character to the music of the Estonian composer Eduard Tubin. While its extremely powerful opening and dramatic climaxes could be seen as continuing the spirit of late Romanticism, the harmonic language belongs very much to the 20th century. In terms of instrumentation, it is notable for its inclusion of a wordless women's choir in the second movement, as well as the addition of three alto saxophones, which add great richness to the orchestral texture.
While this symphony is not forgotten in Latvia, where it has received at least one other excellent recorded performance, it is rather unknown elsewhere, and I hope more conductors will bring this titanic, compelling music into concert halls worldwide.
