The Ninth Symphony was originally intended to be a celebration of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Shostakovich declared in October 1943 that the symphony would be a large composition for orchestra, soloists, and chorus.
Shostakovich told his students on 16 January 1945 that he had begun work on a new symphony the day before. A week later, he told them that he had reached the middle of the development section, and the work was going to open with a big tutti. Isaak Glikman heard around ten minutes of the music Shostakovich had written for the first movement in late April. Soon thereafter, Shostakovich stopped working on the symphony. He resumed work on 26 July 1945 and finished on 30 August 1945. The resulting symphony was unrelated to the one he had originally planned.
Premièresedit
Shostakovich and Sviatoslav Richter played the Ninth Symphony in a four-hand arrangement for musicians and cultural officials in early September 1945. The premiere, conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky, took place on 3 November 1945 in the opening concert of the 25th season of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, sharing the program with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. The concert was broadcast live on the radio.
The Moscow premiere took place on 20 November 1945. A performing version of the first version of the Ninth (Symphonic Fragment) was conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky in 2008.[citation needed] A Naxos CD containing a recording of the Symphonic Fragment was released in 2009.[1][2][3]
Receptionedit
Shostakovich remarked that "musicians will like to play it, and critics will delight in blasting it". The initial reaction of his peers to the new symphony was generally favourable:[4]
Transparent. Much light and air. Marvellous tutti, fine themes (the main theme of the first movement – Mozart!). Almost literally Mozart. But, of course, everything very individual, Shostakovichian... A marvellous symphony. The finale is splendid in its joie de vivre, gaiety, brilliance, and pungency!!
Soviet critics censured the symphony for its "ideological weakness" and its failure to "reflect the true spirit of the people of the Soviet Union". On 20 September 1946, a highly critical article by musicologist Izrail Nestyev was published:[5]
What remains to be proposed is that the Ninth Symphony is a kind of respite, a light and amusing interlude between Shostakovich's significant creations, a temporary rejection of great, serious problems for the sake of playful, filigree-trimmed trifles. But is it the right time for a great artist to go on vacation, to take a break from contemporary problems?
— Izrail Vladimirovich Nestyev, "Remarks on the Work of D. Shostakovich: Some Thoughts Occasioned by His Ninth Symphony"
The symphony was also coolly received in the West: "The Russian composer should not have expressed his feelings about the defeat of Nazism in such a childish manner" (New York World-Telegram, 27 July 1946).
The Ninth Symphony was nominated for the Stalin Prize in 1946, but did not win. By order of Glavrepertkom, the central censorship board, the work was banned on 14 February 1948 in his second denunciation together with some other works by the composer.[6] It was removed from the list in the summer of 1955 when the symphony was performed and broadcast.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Symphony No 9 Shostakovich news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Symphony No 9 in E flat major Op 70 was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1945 It was premiered on 3 November 1945 in Leningrad by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky Contents 1 History 1 1 Development 1 2 Premieres 1 3 Reception 2 Instrumentation 3 Form 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editDevelopment edit The Ninth Symphony was originally intended to be a celebration of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II Shostakovich declared in October 1943 that the symphony would be a large composition for orchestra soloists and chorus Shostakovich told his students on 16 January 1945 that he had begun work on a new symphony the day before A week later he told them that he had reached the middle of the development section and the work was going to open with a big tutti Isaak Glikman heard around ten minutes of the music Shostakovich had written for the first movement in late April Soon thereafter Shostakovich stopped working on the symphony He resumed work on 26 July 1945 and finished on 30 August 1945 The resulting symphony was unrelated to the one he had originally planned Premieres edit Shostakovich and Sviatoslav Richter played the Ninth Symphony in a four hand arrangement for musicians and cultural officials in early September 1945 The premiere conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky took place on 3 November 1945 in the opening concert of the 25th season of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra sharing the program with Tchaikovsky s Symphony No 5 The concert was broadcast live on the radio The Moscow premiere took place on 20 November 1945 A performing version of the first version of the Ninth Symphonic Fragment was conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky in 2008 citation needed A Naxos CD containing a recording of the Symphonic Fragment was released in 2009 1 2 3 Reception edit Shostakovich remarked that musicians will like to play it and critics will delight in blasting it The initial reaction of his peers to the new symphony was generally favourable 4 Transparent Much light and air Marvellous tutti fine themes the main theme of the first movement Mozart Almost literally Mozart But of course everything very individual Shostakovichian A marvellous symphony The finale is splendid in its joie de vivre gaiety brilliance and pungency Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov Soviet critics censured the symphony for its ideological weakness and its failure to reflect the true spirit of the people of the Soviet Union On 20 September 1946 a highly critical article by musicologist Izrail Nestyev was published 5 What remains to be proposed is that the Ninth Symphony is a kind of respite a light and amusing interlude between Shostakovich s significant creations a temporary rejection of great serious problems for the sake of playful filigree trimmed trifles But is it the right time for a great artist to go on vacation to take a break from contemporary problems Izrail Vladimirovich Nestyev Remarks on the Work of D Shostakovich Some Thoughts Occasioned by His Ninth Symphony The symphony was also coolly received in the West The Russian composer should not have expressed his feelings about the defeat of Nazism in such a childish manner New York World Telegram 27 July 1946 The Ninth Symphony was nominated for the Stalin Prize in 1946 but did not win By order of Glavrepertkom the central censorship board the work was banned on 14 February 1948 in his second denunciation together with some other works by the composer 6 It was removed from the list in the summer of 1955 when the symphony was performed and broadcast Instrumentation editThe symphony is scored for Woodwinds Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in B and A 2 BassoonsBrass 4 Horns 2 Trumpets 3 Trombones TubaPercussion Timpani Snare drum Bass drum Cymbals Triangle TambourineStrings 1st Violins 2nd Violins Violas Cellos Double bassesForm editThe work has five movements the last three played without interruption AllegroModeratoPrestoLargoAllegretto Allegro A typical performance lasts for around 26 minutes which makes this symphony one of Shostakovich s shortest Notes edit Russian Shostakovich Studies History in the Contemporary Stage Web Article by Dr Liudmila Kovnatskaya Four Shostakovich World Premieres Recorded for Naxos Naxos Website Liner notes to the Naxos CD 8 57213 which features the recording of the surviving portion of the first version of the Ninth Shostakovich A Life by Laurel E Fay p 147 via Google Books Retrieved 15 July 2014 Shostakovich A Life by Laurel E Fay p 152 via Google Books Retrieved 15 July 2014 Fay Laurel E 2000 Shostakovich A Life New York Oxford University Press pp 162 ISBN 0 19 513438 9 References editFay Laurel 1999 Shostakovich A Life Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 513438 9 External links editShostakovich Symphony No 9 program notes by Barbara Heninger for the Redwood Symphony Portal nbsp Classical Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Symphony No 9 Shostakovich amp oldid 1206028044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
