Myaskowsky

[Robert Marshall]

I recently found the scores of the Myaskowsky piano sonatas (9 of them) in local
library whilst looking for something else. Very similar timeline to
Prokofiv's 9. I see that my local professional Murray MacLachlan has
recorded the set - are there any recommended other versions?

What about the Myaskowsky symphonies,all 27 of them, any particular ones I should start
with, and by who? I see wikipedia talks about a Svetlanov set.

Robert

[PPeso]

Post by Robert Marshall
What about the Myaskowsky symphonies,all 27 of them, any particular ones I should start
with, and by who? I see wikipedia talks about a Svetlanov set.

I do not have recommendations for Myaskovsky's symphonies, but let me
flag the 3rd sonata played by Richter in 1953 and more recently the
string quartet No.13 played by the Pacifica quartet as part of their
complete set of of Shostakovich et al., both on YouTube. And as a
lagniappe, the prelude in b flat minor played by Ginsburg in the mid 1940s.

[Raymond Hall]

Post by Robert Marshall
I recently found the scores of the Myaskowsky piano sonatas (9 of them) in local
library whilst looking for something else. Very similar timeline to
Prokofiv's 9. I see that my local professional Murray MacLachlan has
recorded the set - are there any recommended other versions?
What about the Myaskowsky symphonies,all 27 of them, any particular ones I should start
with, and by who? I see wikipedia talks about a Svetlanov set.
Robert

I have the Svetlanov set, and to be honest they are a mixed bag to my
ears. Certainly the 6th symphony stands out, and is well regarded, but
the others are only distinguished between the early ones, and the later,
where his orchestration became smoother. In short I remember being bored
and never really revisited the box. Maybe I should.

The sinfoniettas in the box, makes better listening in my opinion, as
they are more tuneful and less "academically" symphonic, and in truth
this composer can seem to be a bit of a waffler compared to the more
direct Soviet composers, Shosty, Prok, Tchaik etc.

The notes also are bit confused as some of the works on the discs are
not the ones mentioned in the notes (there are some mix-ups). I have
some notes somewhere regarding this.

Ray Hall, Taree

[DeepBlue]

What about the Myaskowsky symphonies, all
27 of them, any particular ones I should
start with, and by who? I see wikipedia
talks about a Svetlanov set.

IMHO the most efficient approach for getting
to know composers with vast symphonic outputs
is to test the water by listening to their last
symphony.

In theor, the last symphony is the peak of their
creative work. If you like it or find it worth
hearing wirk your way back to earlier symphonies.

Here is the 27th:

I am not a fan.

Cheers!

[Robert Marshall]

Post by DeepBlue

What about the Myaskowsky symphonies, all
27 of them, any particular ones I should
start with, and by who? I see wikipedia
talks about a Svetlanov set.

IMHO the most efficient approach for getting
to know composers with vast symphonic outputs
is to test the water by listening to their last
symphony.
In theor, the last symphony is the peak of their
creative work. If you like it or find it worth
hearing wirk your way back to earlier symphonies.
http://youtu.be/jbjAvZ8Zk0E
I am not a fan.

Though his last symphony (of 1949) was written after the 1947
party congress where he Prokofiev and Shostakovitch were lambasted
for their 'formalist' tendencies maybe it had an effect? Certainly the 9th
piano sonata also written in '49 takes simplicity to an extreme.

I shall try the 24th (the 25th was also written before 1947 but revised
in 49).

Robert

[Rachmaninoff]

Post by DeepBlue

What about the Myaskowsky symphonies, all
27 of them, any particular ones I should
start with, and by who? I see wikipedia
talks about a Svetlanov set.

IMHO the most efficient approach for getting
to know composers with vast symphonic outputs
is to test the water by listening to their last
symphony.
In theor, the last symphony is the peak of their
creative work. If you like it or find it worth
hearing wirk your way back to earlier symphonies.

That even works with the snippet of Sibelius's 8th!

[DeepBlue]

"v", not "w".

Cheers!