Igor Stravinsky - Symphony No.1 in E flat (1907) [with score]

Symphony 1 in E-flat - for orchestra Written by Igor Stravinsky Thanks to Thomas Van Dun for the preparation of this score video. Performed by the Russian National Orchestra, conducted by Mikhail Pletnev 00:00​ - I. Allegro moderato 11:04​ - II. Scherzo 16:43​ - III. Largo 28:08​ - IV. Finale ’Stravinsky’s official Op. 1, the Symphony composed between 1905 and 1907, looks back to the height of the Russian classical tradition. The presentation of the first subject in the opening “Allegro moderato“ would probably fool all but the most intent of listeners into labeling the work as early Tchaikovsky, or perhaps Glazunov, while the shade of Wagner hovers faintly over the orchestration of certain passages. The first subject is vaguely heroic in character, brief and assertive, and so thoroughly developed that the attractively lyrical second subject appears as little more than passing interludes. The orchestration is, in general, as classic in inspiration as the melodic invention, although some of the transitions reveal that the piece dates from later than first impressions suggest, and the treatment given to the first subject to mark the beginning of the coda is curious, a skittishly syncopated variation, which sits a little awkwardly alongside the rest, but is more obviously “Stravinskian“ in nature. There is an indefinable yet distinct filtering effect here -- Tchaikovsky seen through Stravinsky’s eyes, so to speak.’ - Kate Lang