David's Seventh Symphony, composed in 1956, shows an intensity of expression recalling the Second Viennese School, particularly Berg and Webern, with an emphatic role for percussion.
Composition History
The Third Symphony was composed between February 6 and June 21, 1941, with the fair copy of the score completed in December 1941.
Composer's Artistic Vision
David's compositional maxim was to bring everything essential and accidental into harmony with his higher consciousness through music, rather than using music to express private matters.
Notable Performances
The premiere of David's Third Symphony took place on October 3, 1942, in Berlin, performed by the Municipal Orchestra at the 'Festival of Contemporary Music' under Fritz Zaun.
Performer Biography
The ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra was nominated for the 2025 Grammy Awards in the 'Best Orchestral Performance' category.
Historical Context
David, like everyone in Germany, was abruptly swept into the reality of the Second World War with the invasion of Poland by the German Wehrmacht on September 1, 1939.
Composer Biography
Johann Nepomuk David, the composer, was appointed to a teaching post and leadership of choirs at the State Conservatory in Leipzig in 1934.
