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Revision as of 17:19, 17 January 2019
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 Daniël 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
- ↑ Title page of the first edition: "Voor Karel Bruynseels, die ze me hielp te bouwen" [For Karel Bruynseels, who helped me build it].
- ↑ Tessely, p.31.
- ↑ 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.
