Symphony No. 8 (Myaskovsky) Explained

Nikolai Myaskovsky wrote his Symphony No. 8 in A major, his Opus 26, between 1924 and 1925.

The symphony is his second in the major - the first is his fifth symphony - and the premiere was conducted by Konstantin Saradzhev, who had premiered the composer's fourth and seventh symphonies. It is dedicated to Sergei S. Popov.

It is in four movements:

1. Andante - Allegro in F minor and A major
2. Allegro risoluto e con spirito in D major
3. Adagio in B minor
4. Allegro deciso in A major

Recordings

• Robert Stankovsky with the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava on Marco Polo Records 8.223297, 1991.
• Evgeny Svetlanov with the Russian Federation Academic Symphony Orchestra on Alto, also released on Warner.

Sources

• Web site: Opus by Miaskovsky. 11 January 2010. Rijen. Onno van. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513233431/http://home.wanadoo.nl/ovar/miasopus.htm. 13 May 2014.