Symphony No. 5 (Honegger)

The Symphony No. 5 by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger is a three-movement work for orchestra written in the autumn of 1950. Its subtitle Di tre re is a reference to the D (re) played by the solo timpani and basses at the end of each movement. It was commissioned by the Natalie Koussevitzky Foundation and first performed on March 9, 1951, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch.[1]

Symphony No. 5
Di tre re
by Arthur Honegger
The composer in 1928
Composed1950 (1950)
DedicationNatalie Koussevitzky Foundation
Performed9 March 1951 (1951-03-09): Boston
Movementsthree

Honegger's Fifth Symphony is a three-movement work with a total running time of about 22 minutes. Its three movements are marked:

  1. Grave (approx. 7'20")
  2. Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto (approx. 9'00")
  3. Allegro marcato (approx. 5'30")

This symphony is published by Éditions Salabert.

Recordings

Recordings of this symphony include full sets of Honegger's five symphonies performed by:

Additional recordings of this symphony include:

References
  1. Honegger: Symphonies 1-5 • Pacific 231 • Rugby (CD liner notes)|format= requires |url= (help). Warner Classics, 2006. pp. 6–7.
  2. Charles Munch edition. Auvidis Valois CD V4831, 1998.
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