Iosif Andriasov: Musical Sketch (Material used in his Third Symphony, Op. 31) Conductor: Gennady Cherkasov Recorded in the beginning of the 1970's Iosif Andriasov: Musical Sketch (Material used in his Third Symphony, Op. 31) Iosif Andriasov began to work on his Third Symphony in the middle of the 1960s, while simultaneously while working on his Second Symphony. Mr. Andriasov completed his Second Symphony in 1971 and continued to work on his Third Symphony, with interruptions, until the end of his life. I. Andriasov composed the main theme of the Third Symphony in 1967. He played it to his friends - composers Alfred Schnittke, Nektarios (Otar) Chargeishvili, Boris Tobis, and to others. The music made a powerful impression on them. Mr. Andriasov composed the secondary theme (or the theme of an episode) of the Third Symphony during a spiritual test spanning six days. He had to compose (and did) 126 measures of music (two measures on the first day, four measures on the second day, eight measures on the third day, sixteen measures on the fourth day, thirty two measures on the fifth day, and sixty four measures on the sixth day, - adding the measures in a mathematical progression). excerpt from "Essays on the Music of Iosif Andriasov" by Marta Andriasova (Marina Kudryashova) (Wife of Iosif Andriasov) Copyright 2010. Video Made by Arshak Andriasov (Son of Iosif Andriasov)