Jānis Ivanovs - Symphony No. 2 in D minor (Art of Tavik František Šimon, Rockwell Kent & More...)

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Vassily Sinaisky Recorded 1981 I. Adagio. Allegro molto II. Andante [9:34] III. Andante (Maestoso). Allegro moderato [22:40] Album: Jānis Ivanovs Vol I. 1933-1936 Liner Notes (from different source): Many Latvian composers in the 1930s - Vitols, Graubins, Medins - were developing their artistic styles by studying Latvian folk music. Ivanovs was no exception. His Symphony No. 2 in D minor was composed in 1937 after his sixteen-minute Latgale Pictures was completed. The beautiful land of Latgale, with its majestic Lake Razna and mysterious Cloudy Mountain, provide the backdrop for this symphonic masterpiece. Doorned sadness characterizes Latgale's past, evident at the opening of the Second Symphony. The sorrow and drama are slowly but certainly dispelled by energetic images of light and hope at the end of the first movement and the finale. The second movement is flowing and beautiful, connecting eventually to the Andante of the finale. Soon after the first performance, the score and parts of this symphony were lost. The work was rediscovered in 1985. Its lyricism is that of a bygone era, the age of Schubert, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Franck. The composer, in his notes to this work, expresses a deep admiration for Franck's monumental symphony and states that the lyrico-psychological nature of Franck's work, its three-rnovement structure and its tonality (D minor) were all a strong influence on his own work. Artwork in order Of appearance and cited where possible: I. Adagio. Allegro molto 1 Photo of composer Janis Ivanovs 2 Thunder Shower In The Tatra, 1922, T. F. Šimon 3 Storm In The Mountains, 1922, T. F. Šimon 4 Svatky Me Duse (Tereza Dubrovska), 1930, T. F. Šimon 5 Illustration, "Medieval village and its inhabitants", 1910 6 Daughter Of A Werewolf, Rachile Book, 1921, T. F. Šimon 7 Illustration, Latvian Art, 1939, A. Junker 8-11 Illustrations, vintage Latvian art magazines, ?, ?, 1961, 1979 12 Illustration for National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, It's Me, O Lord, 1955, Rockwell Kent 13-15 Illustrations, vintage Latvian art magazine, 1964, ?, ? 16 Exhibition Poster, "It's Me, O Lord", 1955, Rockwell Kent 17-18 Illustrations, vintage Latvian art magazine, 1961, ? 19 Illustration, "N by E", 1930, Rockwell Kent 20 Illustration, Rockwell Kent II. Andante 1 Illustration, "It's Me, O Lord", 1955, Rockwell Kent 2 Laborer, "This Is My Own", 1940, Rockwell Kent 3 Expectant, 1917, T. F. Šimon 4 Illustration, vintage Latvian art magazine, 1926 5 Etching, Herbert Kisza 6 Vilma Reading A Book, Paris, 1910, T. F. Šimon 7 Josef Hladky, 1916, T. F. Šimon 8 Illustration, "It's Me, O Lord", 1955, Rockwell Kent 9 Illustration Jacket for Morning Of Life by Kristman Gudmundsson, "It's Me, O Lord", 1955, Rockwell Kent 10 Illustration, vintage Latvian art magazine, 1965 11-12 Illustrations, "N by E", 1930, Rockwell Kent 13 Red Skies Over The Graves, 1917, T. F. Šimon 14-16 Illustrations, "N by E", 1930, Rockwell Kent 17 Illustration, Rockwell Kent 18 Unknown Waters, "Wilderness", 1920, Rockwell Kent 19 Over the Ultimate, 1926, Rockwell Kent 20 And Women Must Weep, "It's Me, O Lord", 1955, Rockwell Kent 21 Running Water, "Wilderness", 1920, Rockwell Kent 22 Home Port, 1931, Rockwell Kent 23 Illustration, "N by E", 1930, Rockwell Kent 24 Portrait Of A Woman, 1917, T. F. Šimon 25 Girl Near A Birch, 1900, T. F. Šimon 26 The Convalescent, 1919, T. F. Šimon 27 Symfony, 1902, T. F. Šimon 28 Woman On Stairs Latvia, Riga 1926 29 Program cover Vermont Symphony Orchestra, "It's Me, O Lord", 1955, Rockwell Kent III. Andante (Maestoso). Allegro moderato 1 Illustration, vintage Latvian art magazine, 1957 2-10 Latvian Illustrations, "Yearbook Of Fine Arts In The Baltic provinces", 1910 11 Courland in Winter, 1910 12 Painting, Janis Rozentāls 13 The Gauja Valley, Janis Rozentāls 14 Painting, Janis Rozentāls 15 The Thinker, Rockwell Kent 16 Falling Star, 1933, T. F. Šimon 17 A Statue Of An Angel With A Book, 1932, T. F. Šimon 18 Reader, 1925, T. F. Šimon 19 Album Art from a different record -This video is intended for educational/non-profit use-