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Josef Suk

Symphony in C minor, op. 27, "Asrael"

Op. 27 Orchestral

Czech composer Josef Suk's Second Symphony, named "Asrael" (Czech: „Asrael“, Symfonie pro velký orchestr c moll), was completed in 1906 following two deaths - first that of his father-in-law, in 1904, and then that of his wife, Otilie Dvořáková, daughter of his composition teacher, Antonín Dvořák. Inevitably mournful but also vital in nature, the five-movement, hour-long work is cast in C minor and scored in Straussian vein for large orchestra. It was published as Opus 27.

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Movements

  1. Andante sostenuto - Andante con moto e resoluto - Più pesante e maestoso
  2. Andante
  3. Vivace - Andante sostenuto - Appassionato - Maestoso
  4. Adagio
  5. Adagio e maestoso - Allegro appassionato - Adagio e maestoso - Andante maestoso - Adagio e mesto

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