Symphony No. 4 "Desiderata" - Jaroslav Krček

16. srpen 2005
Jaroslav Krček - Symphony No. 4 "Desiderata"|foto:Nakladatelství ČRo

"I wrote Symphony No. 4 "Desiderata" in 2000 and entered it in the Prague Philharmonia's competion " Symphonies for the 3rd Millennium.The orchestra performed the premiere of the symphonyunder the baton of Jiří Bělohlávek at the Smetana Festival in Litomyšl.

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I wanted to write a joyful chamber symphony, and in the third movement used a text titled "Desiderata" or "Wisdom of life", written by unidenified 18th century monk. It is an instructive text, on that leads us to think about how we should live, how to find ourselves, and find love and happiness."

instrumentation2fl - II muta fl picc, 2ob, 2cl, 2fg, 2cor, 2trb, perc, canto, archidescriptionscorepubl.No.R 067price250 CZK

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Other compositions by Jaroslav Krček published in Czech Radio:
Seven Little Composition for an Instrumental Ensemble
Symphony No. 5 "Renaissance"

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