The album cover features the painting 'The Birch Tree Forest' by Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin, a Russian artist, from 1883.
Historical Context
Soviet commentators regarded the Russian theme in Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 25 as an 'epic portrayal of the Fatherland'.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Radio House in Moscow, Russia, over three days in October 2000.
Compositional Technique
Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 25 is unusual in that it begins with a slow movement, which is a set of variations on a Russian theme.
Composition History
Symphony No. 24 by Nikolay Myaskovsky was composed in 1943, during World War II, and is described as a strongly dramatic work.
Composer Biography
Nikolay Myaskovsky, the composer, was a distinguished and prolific symphonist of the twentieth century, known for a style between Russian Romantics and Prokofiev.
