Symphony No. 16 (Myaskovsky)

Nikolai Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 16 in F major, op. 39, was composed in 1935-6 and has the nickname Aviation Symphony. The Symphony is in four movements: 1. * Allegro vivace 2. * Andantino e semplice, in B♭ major 3. * Sostenuto. Andante marciale, ma sostenuto in A minor 4. * Tempo precedente. Allegro ma non troppo (A minor followed by F major) The symphony was said to be inspired by the crash of the Tupolev ANT-20 "Maksim Gorky". The premiere was on 24 October 1936, in Moscow with the Moscow Philharmonic conducted by E. Szenkar.

Symphony No. 16 (Myaskovsky)

Nikolai Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 16 in F major, op. 39, was composed in 1935-6 and has the nickname Aviation Symphony. The Symphony is in four movements: 1. * Allegro vivace 2. * Andantino e semplice, in B♭ major 3. * Sostenuto. Andante marciale, ma sostenuto in A minor 4. * Tempo precedente. Allegro ma non troppo (A minor followed by F major) The symphony was said to be inspired by the crash of the Tupolev ANT-20 "Maksim Gorky". The premiere was on 24 October 1936, in Moscow with the Moscow Philharmonic conducted by E. Szenkar.