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== History ==
 
== History ==
 
*Inspired by the painting ''La cathédrale d'acier'' by Fernand Stevens, Legley composed this work in 1958.
 
*Inspired by the painting ''La cathédrale d'acier'' by Fernand Stevens, Legley composed this work in 1958.
*The first performance was played on 10 April 1959 by the symphony orchestra of the [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_national_de_radiodiffusion NIR-INR] conducted by Daniël Sternefeld<ref>[[Tessely/en|Tessely]], p.31.</ref>.
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*The first performance was played on 10 April 1959 by the symphony orchestra of the [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_national_de_radiodiffusion NIR-INR] conducted by Daniel Sternefeld<ref>[[Tessely/en|Tessely]], p.31.</ref>.
  
 
== Music ==
 
== Music ==

Revision as of 09:51, 23 September 2021

symphonic sketch after a painting by Fernand Stevens

dedicated to Karel Bruynseels[1]

Opus 52

History

  • Inspired by the painting La cathédrale d'acier by Fernand Stevens, Legley composed this work in 1958.
  • The first performance was played on 10 April 1959 by the symphony orchestra of the NIR-INR conducted by Daniel Sternefeld[2].

Music

  • instrumentation: symphony orchestra[3]
  • duration: ca 12'

Parts

  • I. Andante maestoso
    • time signature: 4/4
  • II. Allegro molto energico, ma non troppo vivo - Più lento - Tempo primo
    • time signature: 4/4
  • III. Adagio
    • time signature: 3/4

Sources

  • autograph: in the possession of the composer's family
  • first edition (study score): CeBeDeM, Brussels, 1960
  • critical edition (study score): Musikproduktion Höflich, Munich, 2018. The critical comments belonging to this edition can be read here.

Bibliography

  • Legley, Victor: letter to Franz André, 29 November 1965. Royal Library of Belgium (B-Br), shelf number Mus. Ms. 4121/420
  • Legley, Victor: letter to Franz André, 15 March 1966. Royal Library of Belgium (B-Br), shelf number Mus. Ms. 4121/421
  • De Roeck, Ronald: Victor Legley: Some Notes on his Thoughts and Cathédrale d'acier in Anuario musical, N° 65 (2010), pp.171-196.

Notes

  1. Title page of the first edition: "Voor Karel Bruynseels, die ze me hielp te bouwen" [For Karel Bruynseels, who helped me build it].
  2. Tessely, p.31.
  3. Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, harp and strings.