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I. Allegro non troppo vivace, ma con fuoco
reh. C - reh. D |
Skills & Techniques: Loud Playing, Marcato Style, Tongued Flexibility
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Horn 1-2 (F)
Horn 3-4 (F)
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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (2009)
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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (2014)
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II. Andante espressivo e sostenuto
1 mm. before reh. R - end of movement |
Skills & Techniques: Accuracy, Echo Horn, Rhythms, Slurred Flexibility, Soft Playing
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Horn 1 (F)
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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (2009)
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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (2014)
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Composer & Composition Information
Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
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Paul Dukas was born in Paris, France on October 1, 1865. He was a student at the Paris Conservatory where he studied piano, harmony, and composition. He won the Prix de Rome for a counterpoint and fugue in 1886 and again in 1888 with the cantata, Velleda.
He was the music critic for the Revue Hebdomadaire and Gazette des Beaux-Arts and at the same time, he was a professor of orchestration at the Conservatoire. His strong critical sense led him to destroy a number of his compositions and only allow a relatively small number of works to be published. He remained influential and respected as a teacher. The text & image are reprinted from The Dallas Symphony Orchestra where more information about the composer can be found. |
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Symphony in C
As in Chausson’s work just heard, many of the ideas are variants of one another, with the difference that now they are deployed, very effectively, to create an abstract symphonic form. The first group of melodies and motifs, based on the notes of the triad and their chromatic neighbours, powerfully emphasize the two beats of the rhythm. A second subject is properly more relaxed and melodious, and there is a closing idea, rushing up and down, suggestive of an outdoor festivity or, in its most compact form, of a fanfare. Next comes the expected development section, growing out of the first material, and a straightforward recapitulation. But just as the movement seems about to finish in brazen C major, it swerves into a coda, which finds its way back so that the “outdoor-fanfare” music can indeed give the movement a decisive conclusion.
The slow movement, in E minor, follows a line of intimate melody, extended in two broad phases, of which the first comes to a climax as if in peals of bells, while the second reaches toward quietness.
The text is written by & reprinted from Paul Griffiths (American Symphony Orchestra) where more information about the composition can be found.
The slow movement, in E minor, follows a line of intimate melody, extended in two broad phases, of which the first comes to a climax as if in peals of bells, while the second reaches toward quietness.
The text is written by & reprinted from Paul Griffiths (American Symphony Orchestra) where more information about the composition can be found.
Notable Performances/Recordings:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (2022)
The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (2010)
BBC Philharmonic (1994)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (2022)
The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (2010)
BBC Philharmonic (1994)