Symphony No. 3

Gavriil Popov composed his Symphony No. 3 for string orchestra, subtitled Heroic Symphony but also known as the Spanish, between 1939 and 1946. At ca. 55 minutes it is Popov's second longest symphony. It consists of five movements, four highly dynamic movements drawing on Spanish dances framing a twenty-minute-long memorial on the Spanish Civil War.1. Intrada. Andante maestoso e molto espressivo 2. Allegro con fuoco, quasi presto 3. Prestissimo 4. Largo espressivo, molto cantabile e sempre con moto 5. Presto impetuoso