Symphonie des psaumes

by Igor Stravinsky

Symphonie des psaumes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1944
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Country: Russia
  • Length: 32:19
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This recording captures the composer's austere, intensely spiritual neoclassical masterwork, characterized by its deliberate omission of violins and violas. The resulting orchestration prioritizes stark, monumental blocks of woodwind and choral sound, reflecting a highly ritualistic approach to sacred text. It stands as a profound rejection of nineteenth-century romantic indulgence in favor of ancient, objective musical architecture.

Genres

Descriptors: Complex, Dissonant, Modern, symphonic, virtuosic, melodic, long-form, majestic

Tracklist

  1. Prelude (Psalm XXXVIII, Verses 13 & 14)
  2. Double Fugue (Psalm XXXIX, Verses 1, 2, 3, & 4) (Beginning)
  3. Double Fugue (Psalm XXXIX, Verses 1, 2, 3, & 4) (Conclusion)
  4. Allegro Symphonique (Psalm CL) (Beginning)
  5. Allegro Symphonique (Psalm CL) (Continuation)
  6. Allegro Symphonique (Psalm CL) (Conclusion)

Credits

  • Igor Stravinsky - primary artist, conductor, composed by
  • Walther Straram Concerts Orchestra - primary artist, orchestra
  • Alexis Vlassov Choir - primary artist, chorus
  • Alex Steinweiss - cover

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