Symphony No. 3 (Malipiero)

Gian Francesco Malipiero's Terza Sinfonia, delle Campane is the third of his eleven numbered symphonies and it was completed in February 1945, two months before the end of the Second World War in Italy with the fall of the Italian Social Republic. It was premiered on November 4 in Florence, with Igor Markevitch conducting.

The composition is inspired by the pealing of the St Mark's Campanile's bells in Venice, where Malipiero lived. The mournful finale reflects the night in September 1943 when the bells proclaimed the foundation of the Social Republic. In the composer's words, [the symphony] is connected to a terrible date, 18 September 1943. At dusk of that unforgettable day the bells of San Marco rang, but they couldn't deceive those who knew their true voice. They didn't ring for peace, but to announce new torments, more anguish.[1]

The symphony lasts c. 24 minutes, and it consists of four movements:

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Andante molto moderato
  3. Vivace
  4. Lento

Recordings
gollark: I mean, how would you know all computer science and not any maths, for instance?
gollark: You can know *some* stuff about it, but not *all* stuff.
gollark: And if they know about nothing else, presumably they wouldn't really know about any actual *evidence* related to religions' truth?
gollark: Wait, is this the same omniscient god as the one you ask questions about other stuff?
gollark: I see. I will add this to your psychological profile.

References
  1. Program notes from a 1969 Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia concert, quoted in the Flaminio Virtual Orchestra's website
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.