Shostakovich had the great good fortune to write for russias finest soloists, who also happened to be the among worlds best. Guest conductor and new england conservatory alumnus joshua weilerstein leads the nec philharmonia and violinist yoojin jang in a. During his long career under the communists, dmitri shostakovich seesawed between being the pride of russian music and a pariah one step away from the siberian gulag. 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. David oistrakh violin concerto no 1 shostakovich youtube. David oistrakh remade the first violin concerto with the composers son on the podium emi, but he never bettered this singularly intense performance from 1956, captured in excellent mono sound. After the piece was completed, oistrakh and the composer played it through privately on violin and piano. He was still working on the piece at the time of the.
Movement iii of concerto 1 is a movement of anguish and despair. Just chose the format and click on the button download. 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. Orchestra, piano, violin sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. This was the feeling i had on first hearing of the 1st violin concerto of shostakovich, not all that long ago, i have to confess,and which i immediately bought via amazon, particularly as it was by a major violinist, and indeed a major orchestra, the lso with a. Shostakovich violin concerto no 1 benedetti youtube. These works are also probably still under in the u. I had not heard more than a few of vengerovs performances and master classes on youtube prior to hearing this disc he is a remarkable individual and a. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of 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 of late shostakovich marks no diminution of his creative spark, maybe even the opposite.
Even then, the soviet regime and its attendant resources were less than thrilled. Orchestra, violin sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. As with his disc of berg and britten concertos, daniel hope here delivers penetrating and intense performances. Stradivari violins of the late 1720s have a certain rugged charm. His lowest moments came in 1936, when he was denounced for his seamy opera lady macbeth.
The shostakovich violin concerto 1 was written for david oistrakh when oistrakh was only 16. Vadim repin playing shostakovich s vc 1 with the mariinsky to under valery gergiev, live in st. Nov 20, 2017 shostakovich titled the last movement burlesca, an indication that fits the musics darkly comic atmosphere. Sensational violinist nicola benedetti returns with a riveting recording of shostakovich s monumental violin concerto no. September 6, 2016 new york, ny shostakovich violin concerto no. Of course, the recording of oistrakh playing with shastakovich conducting serves as a valuable document of what the composer intended it to sound like but i listen to this cd when i want to listen to shastokovich.
David oistrakh remade the first violin concerto with the composers son on the podium emi, but he never bettered this singularly intense performance from. Nov, 2011 jonathan richards performs the shostakovich violin concerto no. Shostakovich titled the last movement burlesca, an indication that fits the musics darkly comic atmosphere. Although he wrote his concerto for piano, read more trumpet, and string orchestra in c minor in 1933 shostakovich was over forty before he composed his first string concerto, the violin concerto no. Dylana jenson violin london symphony orchestradavid lockingtoncomposer. Romance from the gadfly daniel hope on allmusic 2006 in addition to his position with the.
Recorded november 8, 1959 at the broadwood hotel, philadelphia. He is known for playing the abergavenny stradivari of 1725 and more recently the venus. 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. Its mad, virtuoso fiddle music brings the concerto to an unsettling, but thrilling conclusion. Authoritative performances marred by unhelpful recorded balancemusicians. Recorded in gothenburg april 2017 with gothenburg symphony and thomas sondergard. He was still working on the piece at the time of the zhdanov decree, and in the period following the composers denunciation the work could not be performed. Violin concerto no 1 in a minor, op 99 by dmitri shostakovich david oistrakh, violin staatskapelle berlin heinz fricke, conductor berlin 1967. Maxim vengerovs masterclass on shostakovichs violin concerto no. Contrasts in shostakovichs violin concerto youtube.
The disc contains outstanding performances of the shostakovich violin concerto, op. Nicola benedetti tells us why shostakovichs violin concerto is. Shostakovich had completed the first violin concerto as his op. Download iwb live at itg 2008 bach, violin concerto in a minor arranged for brass quintet 1st movement download video iwb live at itg 2008 bach, violin concerto in a minor arranged for brass quintet 1st movement directly from youtube. Complete concertos, an album by dmitri shostakovich, tatarstan national symphony orchestra, alexander sladkovsky on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Both soloists are in their prime and sonys remastering of the tapes provides the best sound these performances have yet received. Jun 16, 2016 kendra frey plays shostakovich violin concerto no. 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. Shostakovichs 2nd cello concerto written around the same time as the 2nd violin concerto enjoys similarly far less recognition than the 1st.
Hilary hahn, violin berliner philarmoniker mariss jansons, conductor shostakovich. The magic of silence in shostakovichs violin concerto no. 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. Vengerov on motives in shostakovichs violin concerto no. You can download the whole album now on itunes or get a copy on amazon. Others of shostakovichs late works contemporaneous with the 2nd violin concerto are also found to be difficult by some people eg the violin sonata, the 12th and th string quartets, the 14th symphony. 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. Those immediate postwar years were a time of strict censorship for composers in soviet russia. Shostakovich violin concerto no 2 gidon kremerseiji. He wrote it in the spring of 1967 as an early 60th birthday present for its dedicatee, david oistrakh. Violin concertos, an album by itzhak perlman, zubin mehta, israel philharmonic orchestra on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Together with the bournemouth symphony orchestra and conductor kirill karabits, the dark, introspective shostakovich violin concerto is brought to life in a compelling performance packed. Others of shostakovich s late works contemporaneous with the 2nd violin concerto are also found to be difficult by some people eg the violin sonata, the 12th and th string quartets, the 14th symphony. Shostakovich s 2nd cello concerto written around the same time as the 2nd violin concerto enjoys similarly far less recognition than the 1st.
This new recording follows benedettis charttopping success with bruchs scottish fantasy homecoming, 2014 and korngolds violin concerto silver violin, 2012. Leonidas kavakos is performing the shostakovich violin concerto with the lso on 8 april 2015. Sensational violinist nicola benedetti returns with a riveting recording of shostakovichs monumental violin concerto no. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic.
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