Marin alsop, conductor nadja salernosonnenberg, violin click to learn more. Guest conductor and new england conservatory alumnus joshua weilerstein leads the nec philharmonia and violinist yoojin jang in a performance of shostakovich s violin concerto no. Certainly no 2, completed in 1967, a year after the very comparable cello concerto no 2, has never won the allegiance of violin virtuosos as the earlier work has done, but here lydia mordkovitch confirms what has become increasingly clear, that the spareness. Mar 19, 2012 one of his finest works is a piano trio dedicated to the memory of shostakovich and it too makes liberal use of shostakovichs musical monogram. The cello concerto immediately hints at the motive in its beethovenianstyle opening, but then realizes it fully with its syncopated second theme, that inverts the motive to cbe flatd. Leonidas kavakos is performing the shostakovich violin concerto with the lso on 8 april 2015. But his work list suggests two separate versions of the first, the op. In the first concerto he draws the listener into the atmosphere of each movement from the very outset the bleak landscape of the nocturne, the savage mockery of the scherzo, the combination of nobility and worldweariness in the passacaglia and the manic abandon of the burlesque. The work also includes quotations from shostakovich s own hamlet incidental music, op. Guest conductor and new england conservatory alumnus joshua weilerstein leads the nec philharmonia and violinist yoojin jang in a performance of shostakovichs violin concerto no. Eugene ormandy conducting the philadelphia orchestra. The last movements final cadenza is introduced with exactly the same trill as in the final bars of beethovens piano concerto no.
I had not heard more than a few of vengerovs performances and master classes on youtube prior to hearing this disc he is a. Shostakovich violin concerto no 1 benedetti youtube. Hilary hahn, violin berliner philarmoniker mariss jansons, conductor shostakovich. Mstislav rostropovich, to whom dmitri shostakovich dedicated both his cello concertos, once quoted the composer as saying that he had studied all the worlds great concertos for cello and orchestra, and that his favorite of them all, perhaps surprisingly, was saintsaens first concerto, in a minor. He is known for playing the abergavenny stradivari of 1725 and more recently the venus. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. He was still working on the piece at the time of the zhdanov decree, and in the period following the composers denunciation it could not be performed.
It might not be, because although it would obviously be so under the usual 70year rule, this rule appears not to apply in the case of a good deal of sovietera russian music, so its probably worth checking first. As many know, shostakovich wrote two violin concertos. Recorded november 8, 1959 at the broadwood hotel, philadelphia. Orchestra, violin sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. Recorded in gothenburg april 2017 with gothenburg symphony and thomas sondergard. Cello concerto no 1 in e flat major dmitry shostakovich. Nov 20, 2017 shostakovich titled the last movement burlesca, an indication that fits the musics darkly comic atmosphere.
Vengerovs masterclass on the third movement passacaglia of shostakovichs violin concerto no. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sep 25, 2016 on this day, in 1966, dmitri shostakovich turned 60, and the evening brought a birthday concert including the world premiere of his cello concerto no. Dmitri dmitriyevich shostakovich 25 september 1906 9 august 1975 orchestra. Jul 22, 2015 guest conductor and new england conservatory alumnus joshua weilerstein leads the nec philharmonia and violinist yoojin jang in a performance of shostakovich s violin concerto no. The piece is well worth singling out for celebration, partly because to my mind it starts to resolve the very real difficulties that confront listeners when they engage with his music on anything more than the most superficial level. Shostakovich s second violin concerto was written for a birthday, the great soviet violinist david oistrakhs 60th. Shostakovich wrote the work for his friend mstislav rostropovich, who. Even then, the soviet regime and its attendant resources were less than thrilled.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Shostakovichs second violin concerto was written for a birthday, the great soviet violinist david oistrakhs 60th. Shostakovich, dmitry all original works compositions and arrangements of this person are still under in canada, the eu, japan and elsewhere and are thus subject to immediate deletion. Vengerov on motives in shostakovichs violin concerto no. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of violin concerto no.
But anniversary celebrations couldnt be further from this troubled soundworld. Guest conductor and new england conservatory alumnus joshua weilerstein leads the nec philharmonia and violinist yoojin jang in a. Sensational violinist nicola benedetti returns with a riveting recording of shostakovichs monumental violin concerto no. If youre looking for a recording of the shostakovich, vengerovs coupling may be less logical than a disc of the two together, but no one should be deterred from. This page lists all recordings of violin concerto no. The magic of silence in shostakovichs violin concerto. Also, marin alsop conducts rachmaninoffs luxuriant. Shostakovich symphony no 9 violin concerto no 1 soloist. Shostakovich symphony no 9 violin concerto no 1 youtube. Join classical music only and discover unknown masterpieces, create endless lists, see discussions of your favorite composers on your personalized homepage timeline and much more. Shostakovich titled the last movement burlesca, an indication that fits the musics darkly comic atmosphere. His lowest moments came in 1936, when he was denounced for his seamy opera lady macbeth. Shostakovich had completed the first violin concerto as his op. September 6, 2016 new york, ny shostakovich violin concerto no.
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