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Jerusalem, Symphonic Poem

Opus: 249 Year: 1953 
Ensemble
Symphonic Orchestra: pic/2,2,eh,2/bc,2–4,3,3,1–timp+2-hp-str
DURATION
17:00 min
Category
Orchestral Music, Symphonic Orchestra
Tags
Landscape of Israel, Symphonic Orchestra, Symphonic Poem
Theme
Landscape of Israel

Recording: Not Yet Available

Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Society

Synopsis:
Marc Lavry composed the Symphonic Poem Jerusalem, Op. 249, in 1953.

In 1936 Lavry wrote a symphonic poem Jerusalem for chamber orchestra (Op. 43) and a year later he arranged it for symphonic orchestra (Op. 43a.)
Lavry was always in awe of Jerusalem, and was humbled by the uniqueness of the city and its history. He was not satisfied with his 1936-7 compositions as he felt that they didn’t capture the intensity of the city. In June 1953, he composed a “new” Symphonic Poem Jerusalem (Op. 249) that he considered to have properly conveyed his feelings about the city that so much inspired him and his music. It was debuted that year in Jerusalem by the Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra.)