Pranav Ranjit | William Schuman - Symphony No. 3 (Score Video) @towardthesea_ | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
This video is provided for educational use only; please email me at pranav.sivakumar@berkeley.edu regarding any copyright issues.
00:03 I. Passacaglia and Fugue
13:46 II. Chorale and Toccata
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein
William Schuman (1910-1992) was a notable American composer of the 20th century, also known for serving as president of the Juilliard School and of Lincoln Center.
Schuman's third symphony, written in 1941 and dedicated to the conductor Serge Koussevitzky, is considered one of his finest works; I find it one of the most compelling American symphonic works ever written. Modeled loosely on Baroque forms, it contains two parts: the first comprises a passacaglia and fugue, while the second is composed of a chorale and toccata. What I find most appealing about the work is its stirring nature and precisely crafted form; every movement is a showcase of orchestrational development from small to large scales.
This video is provided for educational use only; please email me at pranav.sivakumar@berkeley.edu regarding any copyright issues.
00:03 I. Passacaglia and Fugue
13:46 II. Chorale and Toccata
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein
William Schuman (1910-1992) was a notable American composer of the 20th century, also known for serving as president of the Juilliard School and of Lincoln Center.
Schuman's third symphony, written in 1941 and dedicated to the conductor Serge Koussevitzky, is considered one of his finest works; I find it one of the most compelling American symphonic works ever written. Modeled loosely on Baroque forms, it contains two parts: the first comprises a passacaglia and fugue, while the second is composed of a chorale and toccata. What I find most appealing about the work is its stirring nature and precisely crafted form; every movement is a showcase of orchestrational development from small to large scales.
![Vasily Kalinnikov - Symphony No. 2 (Score Video) [N. Järvi]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IFu1RxsVUhw/hqdefault.jpg "Vasily Kalinnikov - Symphony No. 2 (Score Video) [N. Järvi]
Performed by the Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
00:00 I. Moderato - Allegro non troppo
10:18 II. Andante cantabile
18:25 III. Allegro scherzando
26:32 IV. Andante cantabile - Allegro vivo
Vasily Kalinnikov (1866-1901) was a Russian Romantic composer whose often colorful and energetic music drew from Russian folk melodies. For more on Kalinnikov, see my post about him on my blog: https://unknowncomposers.org/2019/03/25/special-feature-vasily-kalinnikov-the-forgotten-russian-romantic/
Written in 1897 and dedicated to the conductor Aleksandr Vinogradsky, Kalinnikovs second symphony is one of his most important works. Although I personally find the melodies of his first symphony most compelling, the second displays a mastery of form and development while retaining the exuberance and orchestral color so characteristic of his style.
Although they have begun to gain prominence in recent years, Kalinnikovs works remain rarely performed among major orchestras outside the former USSR - I hope this score video will be a small part of changing the status quo. You can find the score on Kalinnikovs IMSLP page (https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Kalinnikov,_Vasily) under Symphony No. 2 in A Major.")
