This work is featured in fantasia 2000 in the steadfast tin soldier, by disney. Composed for his son maxim, the second concerto for piano and orchestra in f major, op. Allegretto con moto yeardate of composition yd of comp. Like the first concerto, it was written for mstislav rostropovich, who gave the premiere in moscow under yevgeny svetlanov on 25 september 1966 at the composers 60th birthday concert. Shostakovich, glazounov, mstislav rostropovich, boston. The orchestra consists of flute and piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, three bassoons and contrabassoon, two. In point of time this concerto appeared after dmitry shostakovich had reorchestrated schumanns cello concerto in 1963, including it in the list of his works as op. Mstislav rostropovich, philadelphia orchestra, eugene ormandy. Jul 17, 2008 i t makes perfect sense to pair shostakovich s two cello concertos, both of them composed for rostropovich, though in fact the coupling is less common on disc than you might expect. Shostakovich violin concerto n2 violin sheet music. Shostakovich piano concerto no 2, op 102, 2andante 2 pianos. This is a piece which makes enormous demands on the soloist. The first appeared in 1959, six years after the death of stalin, at a time when official pressure on the composer had easedyet shostakovich. Shostakovich cello concerto sheet music, music books.
The composer himself thought of calling it his fourteenth symphony. Cello symphony jamie walton cello, philharmonia orchestra, alexander briger conductor mp3. Artistic influence, stylistic irony, and musical reference in dmitri. Shostakovich composed his second cello concerto in the spring of 1966.
Shostakovich also allowed rostropovich to make a few changes to the concerto s cadenzas. Orchestra, piano, violin sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. Discover littleknown secrets and interesting discorse on its history, creation, and performance. Violin, viola, cello, string quartet advanced intermediate digital download composed by thomas oboe lee. The variety of moods and the composers brilliant orchestration make this a very powerful work.
Right click the logo you just inserted with your computer mouse. Dmitri shostakovich mstislav rostropovich cello concerto. Commissioned by william and rebecca krueger for cellist julian lloyd webbers 50th birthday. Cello concerto no 2 in g major, op 126 hyperion records. The first cello concerto written in 1959 bears a dedication to rostropovich who introduced the work in 1959 with the leningrad philharmonic orchestra under yevgeny mravinsky at leningrad. Shostakovich wrote the work for his friend mstislav rostropovich, who committed it to memory in four days and gave the premiere on october 4, 1959, with yevgeny mravinsky conducting the leningrad philharmonic orchestra in the large hall of the leningrad conservatory. This dvd captures one concert in a trilogy of programmes at the 20 klarafestival in bruges, each of which paired works by shostakovich and britten. Concerto haydn cello concerto no 1 berg violin concerto concerto d minor 2 violins and cello vivaldi shostakovich piano concerto 2.
Jamie waltons new collaboration with the philharmonia orchestra, led by alexander briger, features shostakovich s cello concerto no 2 and brittens symphony for cello and orchestra. The second movement begins with a french horn announcing a solemn theme several times, but that seems disconnected from the beautiful cello melodies in a much more serious vein than movement 1. Hi, does anyone have the score of shostakovich cello sonata op. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shostakovich, dimitri sonata for cello and piano in d minor, op. Concerto were given on subscription concerts at orchestra hall in may 4, 5, and. Shostakovitch cello concerto n 2 concerto classical music. The opening movement allegretto is determined, becoming increasingly troubled and agitated with weilerstein providing a distinct searching quality. At the same time, its wildly difficult writing for the solo cello the second concerto is just as in the first a tribute to the artistry of shostakovich s friend mstislav rostropovich. This composer, born in 1906 in saint petersburg, russia discovered his musical talent at age 9 after beginning piano lessons with his mother. Shostakovich d piano concerto no 2 full score pdf download 361 free sheet music and scores.
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. The imagination is teased by fragmentary moments of brooding beauty, such as the repeated doublestop gesture at around 4 minutes in. Artistic influence, stylistic irony, and musical reference in dmitri shostakovich. Allegro andante f major animato piu moto tempo animato tempo i piu lento. Martin in the fields led by marriner londondecca, the walton concerto with rattle and the city of birmingham symphony orchestra emi, and the donald erb concerto with. Ive always loved shostys first concerto and own no. Shostakovich, cello concerto, allegretto, measures 106108. Shostakovich composed his second cello concerto in the spring of. Mar 19, 2012 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. Critical analysis of shostakovich cello concerto no. Mstislav rostropovich shostakovich cello concerto no. The two concertos are, in weilersteins own words, like apples and oranges, so different are they. The recording balance captures the interplay between cello and orchestra with rich clarity. Artistic influence, stylistic irony, and musical reference in.
The first concerto, with its eager, motivicallysatisfying grotesque dances and marches in the outer movements, ghostly cello utterances in the inner movements, and the second concertos large battery of percussion, effects nod to the endless clattery tamborine, and fanfares. In comparison to shostakovichs earlier, witty piano concertos, the cello concertos are a downright gloomy affair. In comparison to shostakovich s earlier, witty piano concertos, the cello concertos are a downright gloomy affair. To view the first page of shostakovich violin concerto n2 click the music sheet image. Composed in 1966, the second cello concerto seems to have originated in shostakovich s thinking as his fourteenth symphony the actual fourteenth symphony would be a song cycle for soprano and bass soli, strings and percussion, written in 1969, the idea of a cello symphony owing something, perhaps, to prokofievs symphony concerto with which. Voices of life from string symphony voices shostakovich. 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. It was of course a cyclone of energy, power and communication. Here we have the formers first symphony and brittens sinfonietta op. Shostakovitch cello concerto n 2 free download as pdf file. Mstislav rostropovich also the dedicatee cello concerto no. She and the cello seem simply to be one and the same. It is rostropovichs worldpremiere performance of the cello concerto no. Oslo 2 120 these cello concertos are relatively late works, and both were written for mstislav rostropovich.
Weilersteins passion and sensitivity make this a recording to savor. And as soon as the first appeared in 1959, it immediately entered the international repertory as one of the strongest and most effective concertos ever written for this instrument. Dieckmann first announced in hofmeisters monatsbericht 1898, p. First movement of shostakovich s piano concerto no. The first performance was given on september 25 of that year, at a gala concert celebrating the composers sixtieth birthday. Shostakovich, glazounov, mstislav rostropovich boston symphony orchestra seiji ozawa. Sometimes the concerto is listed as being in the key of g, but the score gives no such indication. Cello concerto in f major, rv 410 vivaldi, antonio clarinet trio, op. 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. The concerto begins with the cello alone moaning in the deepest part of its register.
Shostakovich, glazounov, mstislav rostropovich boston symphony orchestra seiji ozawa cello concerto no. What is the best and cleanestsounding recording of shostakovichs cello concerto no. Redlands symphony proudly presents shostakovich s cello concerto no. Recorded november 8, 1959 at the broadwood hotel, philadelphia. Shostakovich composed these two concertos for cello and orchestra in the space of seven years, and for the same peerless performer, cellist mstislav rostropovich. I have the recording with rostropovich from 1956 with ormandy as the conductor but theres quite a lot of hiss, and the music sounds somewhat distant. Jamie walton is quickly gaining international recognition for his work, being compared to cello. I should mention that once you are invited you can invite other people. The obvious one is that rostropovich set the bar so high with his classic recordings now in so many incarnations as to defy listing, though not available on a. Shostakovich composed his two cello concertos for his close friend, the great cellist mstislav rostropovich. Eugene ormandy conducting the philadelphia orchestra. The first concerto, with its eager, motivicallysatisfying grotesque dances and marches in the outer movements, ghostly cello utterances in the inner movements, and the second concerto s large battery of percussion, effects nod to the endless clattery tamborine, and fanfares. The bartok pizzicatos around 400 in the first movement of the first concerto may not be in the score but they are certainly effective.
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