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Novák, Vítezslav

Májová Symfonie (May Symphony) for mixed choir and large orchestra Op. 73

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Vítězslav Novák – Májová Symfonie

(b. 5 December 1870, Kamenice nad Lipou – d. 18 July 1949, Skuteč)

(May Symphony) for mixed choir and large orchestra Op. 73 (1943) on texts by Karel Hynek Mácha (mov. 1), Vítězslav Hálek (mov. 2) und František Branislav (finale)

I Andante sostenuto (p. 1) – Poco più lento (p. 2) – Andante con moto (p. 5) – Allegretto (p. 9) –
Allegretto scherzando (p. 20) – Poco meno, ma molto appassionato (p. 23) – Animato (p. 25) –
Mezzo movimento (p. 34) – Con tenerezza (p. 61) – Tranquillo (p. 75) – Animato (p. 82) –
Mezzo movimento (p. 85) – Molto tranquillo (p. 88)
II Andante con moto (p. 89) – Scherzando ma senza rigore (p. 101) – Tempo del principio (p. 111) – Allegretto (p. 120) – Molto tranquillo (p. 136)
III Alla marcia funebre (p. 138) – Andante con moto (p. 140) – Strimgendo (p. 141) –
Tempo del principio (p. 144) – Stringendo (p. 150) – Mezzo movimento (p. 160) –
Poco a poco più mosso (p. 166) – Molto tranquillo (p. 176) – Andante lugubre (p. 178) –
Doppio movimento (p. 193) – Mezzo movimento (p. 195) – Giubilante (p. 212)

Preface
As one of the most important Czech composers of the generation after Dvořák, Vítězslav Novák, similarly to the one decade older Josef Bohuslav Foerster and the one decade younger Otakar Ostrčil, ultimately fell into the shadow of the late creative blossoming of Leoš Janáček and of his friend Josef Suk, who died too early. Today, Novák‘s music is performed almost exclusively in the Czech Republic, and this – despite his reputation – not too often. His first formative teacher was the conductor Vilém Pojman (1852-1921) in Jindřichův Hradec. Then he studied at the Prague Conservatory, first with Karel Knittl (1853-1907), then with Karel Stecker (1861-1918), and finally in 1892 with Antonín Dvořák. After graduation he was a piano pupil of Josef Jiránek (1855-1940) until 1896. After the Piano Trio op. 1 and the Piano Quartet op. 7, the Piano Quintet op. 12, completed in 1897, was Novák‘s first work to receive lasting recognition. …

 

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