Igor Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms [With score]

Composer: Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 -- 6 April 1971) Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Georg Solti The Symphony of Psalms, written in 1930 00:00 - 1st movement 03:24 - 2nd movement 10:07 - 3rd movement The Symphony of Psalms is a three-movement choral symphony and was composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1930 during his neoclassical period. The work was commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The symphony derives its name from the use of Psalm texts in the choral parts. According to Stravinsky, the commission for the work came about from “a routine suggestion“ from Koussevitzky, who was also Stravinsky’s publisher, that he write something “popular“ for orchestra without chorus. Stravinsky, however, insisted on the psalm-symphony idea, which he had had in mind for some time. The choice of Psalm 150, however, was in part because of the popularity of that tex