Rustic Wedding Symphony
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Italic title". Rustic Wedding Symphony, Op. 26 (Ländliche Hochzeit) is a symphony in E-flat major by Karl Goldmark, written in 1875,[1] a year before his renowned Violin Concerto No. 1. The symphony was premiered in Vienna on 5 March 1876, conducted by Hans Richter.[2] Johannes Brahms, who was a frequent walking companion of Goldmark's, and whose own Symphony No. 1 was not premiered until November 1876, told him "That is the best thing you have done; clear-cut and faultless, it sprang into being a finished thing, like Minerva from the head of Jupiter".[3] Its first American performance was at a New York Philharmonic Society concert, conducted by Theodore Thomas on 13 January 1877.[3]
Structure
The work does not conform to the standard structure of a symphony, and it could just be named a Suite. It is in five movements rather than the usual four, which is same as Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and Schumann's Rhenish Symphony.[4] It is full of Central European charm, joviality and good humour. While Goldmark did not provide any specific program for the work, he did give each of the movements titles suggestive of aspects of a wedding in the countryside.
Reception
The Rustic Wedding Symphony was a favourite of conductors such as Thomas Beecham[5] and Leonard Bernstein.[6] It has been recorded a number of times, by conductors such as Beecham, Bernstein, André Previn, Maurice Abravanel, Jesús López Cobos, Yondani Butt and Stephen Gunzenhauser.
References
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- ↑ David Ewen: Music for the Millions – The Encyclopedia of Musical Masterpieces
- ↑ The Free Dictionary
- ↑ a b Joseph Braunstein, notes to Abravanel recording
- ↑ Michael Talbot, The Finale in Western Instrumental Music
- ↑ classical.source.com
- ↑ Harriet Cunningham, review of Sydney Symphony performance, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 March 2008
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External links
Rustic Wedding Symphony: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Sources
- Ethan Mordden: A Guide to Orchestral Music
- David Ewen: Music for the Millions – The Encyclopedia of Musical Masterpieces
- Raymond Monelle: The Musical Topic
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