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Symphony 4
Das Siegeslied
In C major, 3 movements, 1932-33†, Psalm 68 'Let God arise', 48:00
Sketched between 20 June 1932 and 4 December 1932
VS with orchestral reduction then made
Full score completed 10 December 1933
Soprano solo, double SATB chorus
6 flutes (2 also piccolo, 1 also alto fl), 2 oboes, 2 oboi d’amore, 2 cors anglais, bass oboe, Eb clarinet, 4 Bb clarinets, 2 basset horns, 2 bass clarinet, pedal clarinet, 4 bassoons, 2 contra bassoons, 8 horns, 4 trumpets, 5 trombones, 2 tubas, 2 sets timpani, tam-tam, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, tambourine, triangle, bell, 2 harps, glockenspiel, xylophone, organ, celeste, strings to match
II Lento (solo+orchestra) – from ‘Though ye have lien among the pots…’ to ‘…yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.’
III Allegro (bewegt) (chorus+orchestra) – from ‘Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits…’ to the end
Text: Psalm 68, ‘Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered…’, sung in German, religious sources
United Music Publishing Limited
Timings
Handford 1967 | Poole 1974 | Leaper 1992 | |
I Maestoso | 16:19 | 15:30 | 16:04 |
II Lento | 11:45 | 11:15 | 11:19 |
III Allegro (bewegt) | 21:35 | 21:34 | 22:18 |
Total | 49:39 | 48:19 | 49:41 |
Articles
• Music at war – David J Brown• Das Siegeslied and bad genes – Alan Dean Foster
Performances
3 July 1967 [first performance] BBC Honor Sheppard (sop), Halifax Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Choir, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, conductor Maurice Handford |
13 October 1974 [first public performance] Alexandra Palace, London 25 June 1975 BBC Radio 3 Felicity Palmer (sop), BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, Goldsmith’s Choral Union, London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor John Poole |
3–8 February 1992 Concert Hall of Slovak Radio, Bratislava Jana Valásková (sop); Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Slovak National Opera Chorus, Brno Philharmonic Choir, Youth ‘Echo’ Choir, Mixed ‘Cantus’ Choir; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) [augmented], conductor Adrian Leaper |
Recordings
Aries LP 1621 13 October 1974 [first public performance] Alexandra Palace, London Felicity Palmer (sop), BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, Goldsmith’s Choral Union, London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor John Poole |
Naxos 8.570308 released January 2007 3–8 February 1992 Concert Hall of Slovak Radio, Bratislava Jana Valásková (sop); Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Slovak National Opera Chorus, Brno Philharmonic Choir, Youth ‘Echo’ Choir, Mixed ‘Cantus’ Choir; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) [augmented], conductor Adrian Leaper • Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CDs – Malcolm MacDonald • MarcoPolo CD of symphonies 4 & 12 • Review of Marco Polo 8.223447 – Martin Anderson • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown |