Franciszek Mirecki - Symphony in C minor (1859)

Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki (Krakau, 1791 - 1862)
Symphony in C minor (published 1859)
Movements:
1. Allegro vivace con brio (0:00)
2. Adagio non tanto (11:56)
3. Scherzo: Vivo assai (24:06)
4. Ultimo tempo: Vivace molto (29:56)
Performed by the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bogdan Oledzki
Illustration: Wawel Castle, near Krakau. By Jan Nepomucen Głowacki (ca. 1847). CC-By Wikimedia Commons.

[@RobertRonnesBassoon]

Lovely surprise!! thanks for a lovely channel and research!!

[@theopaopa1]

muy bella sinfonía, gracias, no conocía este músico

[@vanderkarbargenbok558]

Very charming work! Thanks Bom Cabedal!

[@paulbriody297]

Does not seem to be available on CD, what a great shame. Lovely.

[@culturalconfederacy782]

Fun piece. The second movement sounds like Mirecki couldn't decide between string quartet or full orchestration. The third and fourth movements remind me of Berwald, Eggert and Mosonyi. The finale was fantastic.

[@JAMESLEVEE]

The movements: I. Allegro vivace con brio II. Adagio non tanto III. Scherzo: Vivo assai IV. Ultimo tempo: Vivace molto

[@markmccarty9910]

This is polished and enjoyable. Why don't we know more about this composer?

[@martyrologiapolski5007]

Because the West is anti-Polish. I mean: - food - music - films - architecture - history - and nation

[@berber1930]

Well the Italian Wiki has a quite comprehensive overview of his works; nine operas, some vocal works, and instrumental pieces - mostly for strings, and piano. Only this one symphony.(it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wincenty_Franciszek_Mirecki#Opere)

[@christianwouters6764]

@@martyrologiapolski5007 True. Because of it's sense of identity the Polish people is considered right wing, racist, fascist etc. etc. Here in Belgium our leaders kneel for muslims and blacks and spit on their own people. Marxist EU propaganda is everywhere in media, schools, culture.

[@julialickiewicz8083]

good

[@marcelmajkut2672]

dobre

[@malrobs]

The main influence seems to be Kalliwoda (one of the greatest symphonists of the early romantic). But it has an individuality that certainly seems to stand out. Good orchestration too.

[@bomcabedal]

This is of course a backward-looking piece but honestly, I don't hear a lot of Kalliwoda. Also, Kalliwoda was holed up for a long time in Donaueschingen, so I rather doubt Mirecki would have heard a lot of his stuff. He spent most of his time in Italy and France, it seems, which was rather a different part of the globe at the time.

[@xavierbordes1373]

Symponie vigoureuse, qui ne manque pas de caractère, quoique globalement issue de l'ambiance de son siècle, musicalement parlant...

[@steveegallo3384]

Oui, d'accord....quoi qu'on puisse dire, vous avez raison.....Salud d'Mexique!

[@jorgemurilodefensordecastr2749]

👀

[@polska181]

+hi

[@brianknapp8645]

I am hearing quite a few similarities to Brahms in this music.

[@JAMESLEVEE]

Brian Knapp Interesting you should say that. Brahms, at that point, had produced his two orchestral serenades and the Piano Concerto No. 1. His 1st Symphony would not come out for another 17 years. What is Brahmsian about it?

[@parvuselephantus]

Funny to read such comments about composer that was born 30 years before Brahms.

[@paulusaurelius6563]

Maybe, when listening to Brahms, you should think Remenyi, Stanford, Keler and some others. At Brahms's time, there was no copyright.

[@stevenledbetter9997]

Too derivative to stand the test of time, but extremely talented composer. There's Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven, even Johann Strauss all packed together.

[@paulusaurelius6563]

You forgot mentioning Jan Vaclav Kallvoda, but never mind - that's beautiful music indeed. Who cares about derivations!