| Symphony No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| Glory to the Fatherland | |
| by Gavriil Popov | |
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| Opus | 47 |
| Text | Ilya Selvinsky |
| Language | Russian |
| Composed | May 1948–September 1949 |
| Duration | c. 60 minutes |
| Movements | 4 |
| Scoring | Soprano Mezzo-soprano Tenor Bass SATB chorus |
| Premiere | |
| Date | February 6, 2023 |
| Location | Mariinsky Theatre Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Conductor | Elmira Dadasheva |
| Performers | Anna Denisova (soprano) Darya Ryabokon (mezzo-soprano) Dmitri Voropayev (tenor) Ilya Bannik (bass) Vocal Ensemble Arielle |
The Symphony No. 4, Op. 47, subtitled Glory to the Fatherland (Russian: Слава Отчизне, romanized: Slava Otchizne), was completed by Gavriil Popov in 1949. He began to compose it in May 1948, under the influence of the Union of Soviet Composers' campaign against formalism in music. Originally conceived as a concerto for a cappella chorus based on texts by Mikhail Golodniy, Popov revised and expanded the work into a choral symphony with texts by Ilya Selvinsky. He completed it on September 18, 1949.
After a private performance of one of its movements during a Muzfond session in 1949, the symphony was briefly considered for a Stalin Prize. The score was subsequently lost until it was rediscovered in the archives of the Moscow Conservatory decades later. Its world premiere did not occur until February 6, 2023, at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, with vocal soloists and the Vocal Ensemble Arielle conducted by Elmira Dadasheva.