Tom 1960 Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) Spelled either way a Russian composer I've become interested in recently. I've listened to a number of his symphonies via a streaming service and seem to enjoy what I am hearing. I believe it was Shostakovich who compared his music to Ralph Vaughan Williams. I don't know if that is an accurate description. I'll let the experts sort that out. Any fans out there who enjoy his work also? Edited June 15, 2020 by Tom 1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) I enjoy his music. If you'd like a sampling of Myaskovsky's symphonies, I think this is a worthwhile set: If I'm not mistaken, Svetlanov has recorded ALL of Myaskovsky's symphonies. And he wrote a lot of them! This set is less of a commitment. Coincidentally, I'm reading a biography of Prokofiev right now, and Myaskovsky's name comes up frequently. The two composers were good friends -- but very, very different temperament-wise. Edited June 16, 2020 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 1960 Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 He wrote 27 symphonies and a ton of other music. I was reading on classical music forum I frequent about a box set dedicated to those symphonies with Sveltanov. It was relatively inexpensive. Just not sure right now I want to dive into the deep end. Out of curiously what does that 3 disc set contain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 The 3 CD Melodiya set includes: Symphony No. 16 in F major, Op. 39 "Aviation" Conductor: Konstantin Ivanov Symphony No. 22 in B minor, Op. 54 "Symphonic Ballad" Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov Symphony No. 17 in G sharp minor, Op. 41 Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov Symphony No. 21 in F sharp minor, Op. 51 Conductor: Konstantin Ivanov Symphony No. 25 in D flat major, Op. 69 Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov Symphony No. 27 in C minor, Op. 85 Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov In addition to these, you'd also probably want to hear Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 6. Some consider it to be his masterpiece. Here's Kyrill Kondrashin's version of the Sixth, the second of two recordings he made of this work: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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