Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 in G minor (with Score)

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov:
Symphony No. 1 in G minor (with Score)
Composed: 1894 - 95
Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov
Orchestra: USSR State Academic Orchestra
00:00 1. Allegro moderato (G minor)
14:12 2. Andante comodamente (E-flat major)
21:41 3. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo - Moderato assai (C major)
29:23 4. Finale: Allegro moderato (G major)
The Symphony No. 1 in G minor by Russian composer Vasily Kalinnikov was written from 1894 to 1895 and first published in 1900. The symphony is dedicated to Russian music critic and teacher Semyon Kruglikov.
After contracting tuberculosis in 1893 while serving as conductor of the Maly Theatre in Moscow, Kalinnikov moved to Yalta for a more salubrious climate. It was there that he composed his first symphony. Upon completion in 1895, the symphony’s score was sent to its dedicatee Kruglikov, who was both Kalinnikov's teacher and financial benefactor. Kruglikov recommended the work to the country's leading conductors.
The symphony was premiered in 1897 at the Russian Music Society in Kiev. It was conducted by Alexsandr Vinogradsky and was received well by the audience, who gave the second and third movements an encore. The success of the premiere was followed by performances in Vienna, Paris, London, and Berlin.

[@auerod]

A criminally neglected symphony. No wonder why Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff loved him so much.

[@pawinsirisaengchaikul6390]

Just read his biography T^T Hope he lived a bit longer...

[@Ivan_Preobragenskiy]

You know, that's quite interesting. Could you specificate it a bit more in details, because Kalinnikov wrote most of his major works after the eath of Tchaikovsky. So, that's interesting, that Tchaikovsky had found his talent and skills already before these masterpieces composed -- if you don't mind, I'd like to receive more information about it from yours. Or do you mean Boris Tchaikovsky?

[@towardthesea_]

@@Ivan_Preobragenskiy Tchaikovsky did in fact recognize his talent just before his death, although it seems to have been in conducting. According to Wikipedia: "In 1892, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky recommended Kalinnikov for the position of main conductor of the Maly Theatre." Also, after Kalinnikov's death and on Rachmaninoff's recommendation, Tchaikovsky's publisher P. Jurgenson bought some of his music including the second symphony

[@georgeowen2553]

That last movement is what you get when you let the trumpets choose both the tempo and their preferred dynamic.

[@Woodcut60]

Quite a remarkable achievement for a 29 year old. Wonderful symphony, very Russian with beautiful melodies and an ingenious Durchführung (development section) in the first movement.

[@RTCMAHL]

The opening and ending of the Andante comodamente is a musical portrait of a melancholy smile.

[@dashunin]

As V. Paskhalov, Kalinnikov's biographer and friend, writes, "the theme of the Andante came to him as he lay sleepless and listened intently to the stillness of the night. Everybody is asleep, no sound comes from without, but the silence itself seems to vibrate. One hears the throbbing of one's heart and experiences a feeling of loneliness..."

[@neveusebastien2301]

Un symphonie absolument merveilleuse, tout comme d'ailleurs la deuxième du même auteur. Toute l'âme russe se trouve dans cette pure poésie, qui fourmille de mélodies envoûtantes.

[@williamcookmiller6997]

Second movement is gorgeous.

[@LFont]

Kalinnikov seems to be the greatest lost of the late Romantic and of Russian music. He has this unique enveloping style that makes like him so much. The magistral unificate combination of Dvorak, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky styles (with a very marked personality) and his fabulous use of the orchestral tutti makes clear that he had a genius mind

[@jesuisdomcobb]

Flute 1. 18:05 Mov II figure G flute excerpt 2. 24:15 Mov III figure K flute excerpt 3a. 32:40 Mov IV two bars before P excerpt 3b. 32:57 Mov IV six bar before R excerpt Piccolo 1. 34:00 Mov IV bar before V excerpt

[@Janaceks_Dad]

Gorgeous music, unmistakably Russian...it couldn't come from anywhere else...

[@azuranokurobuchiumi]

so absolutely, tremendously beautiful

[@octavianrofrano3351]

Thank you for posting this masterpiece with the score!!

[@anypercentdeathless]

Thank you very much for this.

[@ClarinetMate]

34:29 Poor 2nd clarinet being buried under the brass while all the other high woodwinds are busying doing running notes.

[@0hGreen]

that was me when I played this symphony, so true 💔

[@SamuelSantos-kh4du]

Thank so much

[@fflambeauutube]

This is very beautiful so thanks for posting it. It should be much better known and played far more frequently in both concert halls and on the radio. Lovely first and second movements and a terrific final movement. Lush melodies throughout. Terrific dances too (all reminiscent of Tchaikovsky and Aram Khachaturian, his fellow countrymen). This is simply stunning in its artistry. There are two other very good versions of this on KZbin (one by Neemi Jarvi one by Osmo Vanski). All three are good. Wonderful stuff!

[@towardthesea_]

Tchaikovsky was certainly an influence (the two knew each other), but this was written well before Khachaturian. Given that Kalinnikov's reputation remained in the Soviet Union after his death, perhaps Khachaturian was influenced by these two symphonies and Kalinnikov's tone poems? It's an interesting thought.

[@ColinWren119]

This is the First Video which has commercial breaks perfectly between the movements, Thank you!

[@jmbechtel]

YT Premium is helpful. Only 14 USD per month. Just Saiyan. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@chrismcdonald9120]

​@@jmbechtelget a free adblocker, don't give the people who put ads on videos where the creator isn't even monetized your money

[@marekleszkiewicz8104]

прекрасная мелодия! обожаю инструментацию. Поздравляю

[@derpythya8924]

Excerpt 14 - 33:55 Excerpt 13 - 29:35 Excerpt 12 - 22:25 Excerpt 11 - 21:54 Excerpt 10 - 16:10 Excerpt 9 - 7:35 Excerpt 8 - 4:28 Excerpt 7 - 0:53

[@zilezhu3887]

gl and hook em :)

[@MS-xp4xm]

как жаль, что даже в россии эта музыка сейчас не звучит!

[@user-jz2sx3ij1x]

А что звучиит,да не чего не звучит,по радио одна попса низкого сорта,полный отстой

[@MS-xp4xm]

@@user-jz2sx3ij1x При чем здесь радио. Я имею в виду концертные залы и театры. Только там можно слушать музыку

[@RigorMortis76]

meravigliosa!

[@corrado1675]

Capolavoro!

[@davidgunn3947]

This composer is a new one for me and i hope to listen to more of his workes

[@thoughtsarefree1]

love the finale 😍😍

[@stevenroyalton7789]

Absolutely mindblowing 34:25 onwards

[@richardwilliams473]

The music goes to a Heavenly place at 36:15

[@ipacyz8369]

Yes, i love this melody❤

[@knutini]

The opening of the second movement sounds so much like Copland.

[@sphere5647]

The part at 1:14 is pretty great!

[@mateuszdybka4743]

11:32 :)

[@JuliaIngemi]

Mateusz Dybka THANK YOU

[@spaceseal2268]

:)

[@SelectCircle]

corn

[@TheModicaLiszt]

What an amazing symphony. Any other symphonies quite like this? Please let me know :)

[@ga199337]

Kalinnikov Symphony No.2 :)

[@gannona9658]

Lyapunov symphony no.1

[@cwaller1151]

I know these are a lot more famous, but I always think of the second movement of Tchaikovsky 1 and the opening of Tchaikovsky 2 when I listen to this.

[@TheModicaLiszt]

Thanks, I’ll have a listen!

[@itsweetened]

Listen to Frederick Delius upon hearing the first cuckoo of spring.

[@phoebedraper170]

1:14 is so good

[@Queeen7q]

Насколько искусственны, "пристёгнуты" и неуклюжи имитации ("в немецком духе") в финале Первой симфонии Чайковского, вызывающие только досаду - и насколько классно выполнены имитации у Калинникова здесь, в разработке первой части! Чайковский лишь потом нашел равновесие между "техникой" и чувством - а Калинников обрел его уже в Первой симфонии. .. Ясно, что эта симфония написана гораздо позже, чем "Зимние грезы". Но дело не только в этом, конечно, а в поразительно цельной и гармоничной личности Калинникова, почти невозможной тогда, в конце 19 в., когда русской (и мировой вообще) элитой уже постепенно овладевали нездоровые настроения. У любого иного, вздумавшего писать в таком стиле в это время, вышло бы лишь жалкое "повторение задов", главное - вышла бы неискренность.

[@Queeen7q]

А неимитационная полифония! 18:54 - три темы зараз (дерево, струнные arco, струнные pizzicato) - и абсолютно спокойно и непринужденно... И да, финал у Калинникова куда органичнее, чем у Чайковского в "Зимних грезах". И самая кода действительно триумфальная, страстная, а не барабанно-начищенно-самоварная, как, увы, вышло у Чайковского в его Первой симфонии.

[@lexshadow4118]

Очень интересная и содержательная в музыкальном плане симфония. Правда главная партия первой части мне не сильно понравилась. Секвенция ее не украшает. Ну да это мелочь. Очень классная вещь.

[@kana6538]

29:26 4楽章

[@Man_k-ind]

11:31 1:14 4:29

[@itsceskys]

11:31 made me feels like lost prince in a fantasy

[@zrogan6576]

22:24 23:41 24:50 29:33 29:51 33:58

[@1jireh]

33:55

[@DARUMA-02]

4:29

[@adelinehubbell6477]

7:46

[@user-iw6do1yh1i]

28:55 自分用

[@adelinehubbell6477]

27:55

[@irisqian8308]

0:50 1:36 7:30

[@user-sw5mb3hy8j]

下から4番目が1stVn 下から3番目が2ndVn

[@mariialiaskovets7913]

04:05

[@amber25367]

11:31-13:06

[@jiayizhu4753]

16:10

[@jiayizhu4753]

30:30

[@iamamop1755]

15:49

[@neldaqueen]

24:06 ⛲

[@ALPXNE]

31:28

[@user-ci1cb3ds4w]

В финале симфонии Светланов задал слишком быстрый темп оркестру и в результате этого уничтожил эпический блеск побочной темы финала.

[@ignatkulikov2622]

темп отличный, как раз все получилось прочувствовать, до сих пор мурашки....

[@user-ci1cb3ds4w]

@@ignatkulikov2622, послушайте ту же симфонию в исполнении оркестра Московской филармонии под управлением Дмитрия Китаенко - тогда, возможно, почувствуете разницу.

[@ignatkulikov2622]

@@user-ci1cb3ds4w мне хватило этой записи, и того, что я играл.

[@user-ci1cb3ds4w]

@@ignatkulikov2622, всё-таки выскажу простое логическое соображение, что если гимн играть в темпе Allegro - это будет мазурка, аналогично и в случае траурного марша, т.е. получится профанация.

[@MS-xp4xm]

темп - выбор исполнителя. или кто-то еще верит в "замысел автора, правдиво воплощенный"? установки времен советского союза. помню уроки музлитры! 😅😅😅

[@user-gc6nn3cp1f]

Кто исполняет ?

[@user-sp1te9mv7d]

ГАСО под управлением Светланова

[@SelectCircle]

2 and 4 are still rewarding - 1 and 3 haven't aged well

[@ine6149]

why?

[@SelectCircle]

@@ine6149 Corn is corn. Much of classical music is sheer cornpone.

[@ine6149]

@@SelectCircle I didn't get it

[@SelectCircle]

@@ine6149 Look up slang term "corny".

[@ine6149]

@@SelectCircle Oh, now I got it. But I don't agree... An orchestra playing in Tutti a lyrical melody may sound corny, but it's quite common, and there's a lot of that in the romantic period. Kalinnikov has a lot of influence from the folklore, maybe that's why it sounds kind of common or not so innovative.

[@user-iw6do1yh1i]

25:48 26:40