Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 in G minor (with Score)

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 in G minor (with Score) Composed: 1894 - 95 Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov Orchestra: USSR State Academic Orchestra 00:00 1. Allegro moderato (G minor) 14:12 2. Andante comodamente (E-flat major) 21:41 3. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo - Moderato assai (C major) 29:23 4. Finale: Allegro moderato (G major) The Symphony No. 1 in G minor by Russian composer Vasily Kalinnikov was written from 1894 to 1895 and first published in 1900. The symphony is dedicated to Russian music critic and teacher Semyon Kruglikov. After contracting tuberculosis in 1893 while serving as conductor of the Maly Theatre in Moscow, Kalinnikov moved to Yalta for a more salubrious climate. It was there that he composed his first symphony. Upon completion in 1895, the symphony’s score was sent to its dedicatee Kruglikov, who was both Kalinnikov’s teacher and financial benefactor. Kruglikov recommended the work to the country’s leading conductors. The symphony was premiered in 1897 at the Russian Music Society in Kiev. It was conducted by Alexsandr Vinogradsky and was received well by the audience, who gave the second and third movements an encore. The success of the premiere was followed by performances in Vienna, Paris, London, and Berlin.