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1 Concerts of Thursday, March 1, and Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 8:00p Edo de Waart, Conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin Dmitri Shostakovich ( ) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 99 (1948, rev. 1955) I. Nocturne. Moderato II. Scherzo. Allegro III. Passacaglia. Andante Cadenza IV. Burlesque. Allegro con brio Augustin Hadelich, violin Intermission Sergei Rachmaninov ( ) Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Opus 27 (1907) I. Largo; Allegro molto II. Allegro molto III. Adagio IV. Allegro vivace

2 Notes on the Program by Ken Meltzer Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 99 (1948, rev. 1955) Dmitri Shostakovich was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, on September 25, 1906, and died in Moscow, Russia, on August 9, The first performance of the Violin Concerto No. 1 took place in Leningrad Philharmonic Hall in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) on October 29, 1955, with David Oistrakh as soloist and Evgeny Mravinsky conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to the solo violin, the Concerto in A minor is scored for piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, tuba, timpani, timpani, xylophone, tam-tam, tambourine, two harps, celesta, and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-eight minutes. First Classical Subscription Performances: October 13-15, 1988, Victor Tretyakov, Violin, Yoel Levi, Conductor. Most Recent Classical Subscription Performances: January 30-February 1, 2014, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Violin, Roberto Abbado, Conductor. In January of 1948, Communist leader Andrei Zhdanov summoned members of the Union of Soviet Composers for a conference. There, Zhdanov censured such prominent Russian composers as Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Aram Khachaturian, and Nikolai Miaskovsky for writing music that displayed formalist deviations, subjectivism, and the rejection of Socialist Realism. At the Zhdanov conference, Shostakovich s compositions were characterized as favored listening of nobody except foreign bandits and imperialists. A month later, Zhdanov issued an official decree that included a condemnation of Shostakovich s music. Shostakovich completed his First Violin Concerto on March 24, 1948, the month after the Zhdanov decree. He dedicated the work to his dear friend, the brilliant Russian violinist, David Oistrakh ( ). Shostakovich well understood, given Russia s existing political climate, that a performance of this complex and emotionally searching piece was out of the question. In fact, it was not until after Joseph Stalin s death in March of 1953 that even a modicum of freedom of artistic expression became possible in Soviet Russia. The premiere of the Shostakovich First Violin Concerto took place seven years after its original composition. Oistrakh, the work s dedicatee, was the soloist. Evgeny Mravinsky conducted the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra at the October 29, 1955 concert. David Oistrakh, an immensely popular Soviet artist, immediately championed the Concerto in an article that appeared at the time of the premiere. Oistrakh s defense of the Shostakovich First Violin Concerto was not only eloquent, but

3 courageous, given that his assessment came in advance of any official verdict by the Soviet Composers Union: We have prepared this premiere with the very greatest care we have insisted on about ten rehearsals in the presence of the composer...the Concerto poses exceedingly interesting problems for the performer, who plays, as it were, a pithy Shakespearean role, which demands from him complete emotional and intellectual involvement, and gives him ample opportunities not only to demonstrate his virtuosity but above all to reveal his deepest feelings, thoughts and moods. The October 29 premiere of the Shostakovich First Violin Concerto was a great success, with the audience offering an enthusiastic reception. Oistrakh s continued sterling advocacy of this magnificent work helped to assure its status as one of the finest of 20th-century Violin Concertos. Musical Analysis I. Nocturne. Moderato The Concerto opens with an extended, mysterious Nocturne. After a brief, subdued introduction by the lower strings, featuring a motif that will return throughout the movement, the soloist enters with a plaintive melody. The presence of the harps, celesta, and tam-tam reinforces the ghostly atmosphere that pervades the opening movement. The Nocturne proceeds to a passionate climax before resolving to a haunting, morendo conclusion. II. Scherzo. Allegro The briefer Scherzo revolves around two themes. The first immediately presented by the flute and bass clarinet is quickly repeated by the soloist. The vigorous second theme is played first by the winds, then by the solo violin (the theme is a variation on Shostakovich s musical signature, D S C H, originally derived from the pitches D E-flat C B). The soloist launches the recapitulation of the principal themes, leading to the furious conclusion of this danse macabre. III. Passacaglia. Andante Cadenza The penultimate movement is in the form of a passacaglia, a series of variations over a repeated figure (here, introduced by the cellos, bass, and timpani). After sequences featuring the horns and winds, the soloist enters, dominating the remainder of the Passacaglia and even, from time to time, incorporating the repeated figure. A lengthy solo cadenza, recalling music from the previous movements (including the D S C H motif) serves as a bridge to the finale, which follows without pause. IV. Burlesque. Allegro con brio The frenetic closing movement evokes a trepak, a vigorous Russian dance in 2/4 time. After a quick outburst by the timpani and an orchestral prelude, the soloist enters with a scurrying theme. Toward the close, the horns briefly intone the repeated figure from the third-movement Passacaglia. The soloist offers a final, spectacular flourish.

4 Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Opus 27 (1907) Sergei Rachmaninov was born in Semyonovo, Russia, on April 1, 1873, and died in Beverly Hills, California, on March 28, The first performance of the Second Symphony took place in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 8, 1908, with the composer conducting. The Second Symphony is scored for piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, orchestra bells, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, and strings. Approximate performance time is sixty minutes. First Classical Subscription Performance: November 24, 1953, Henry Sopkin, Conductor. Most Recent Classical Subscription Performances: March 12 and 14, 2015, John Storgårds, Conductor. A Conservatory in Hell Sergei Rachmaninov completed his First Symphony in August of Thanks in large part to the efforts of composers Sergei Taneyev and Alexander Glazunov, the Symphony received its premiere at the Hall of the Nobility in St. Petersburg (now St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall) on March 27, Glazunov conducted, but it seems he didn t do much to advance the cause of Rachmaninov s new composition. A few months later, Rachmaninov lamented to his friend, Alexander Zatayevich: I am amazed how such a highly talented man as Glazunov can conduct so badly. I am not speaking now of his conducting technique (one can t ask that of him) but about his musicianship. He feels nothing when he conducts. It s as if he understands nothing...so I assume that the performance might have been the cause of the failure. (I do not say for certain; I am just assuming.) If the public had been familiar with the symphony, then they would have blamed the conductor (I continue to assume ); if a symphony is both unfamiliar and badly performed, then the public is inclined to blame the composer. Rachmaninov remained backstage during the entire March 27 premiere. After the wretched performance, Rachmaninov escaped to the street, rather than face the audience s negative reaction. Still, he could not avoid the ire of such critics as composer César Cui, who wrote: If there were a conservatory in Hell, if one of its many talented students were instructed to write a programme symphony on the Seven Plagues of Egypt, and if he were to compose a symphony like Mr. Rachmaninov s, then he would have fulfilled his task brilliantly and would delight the inhabitants of Hell.

5 Rachmaninov s First Symphony was neither performed again nor published during the composer s lifetime. Does anybody need music like this? The disastrous premiere of the First Symphony precipitated a three-year crisis for the young Rachmaninov, who lost all confidence in his abilities as a composer. In 1900, Princess Alexandra Liven attempted to lift Rachmaninov s spirits by arranging for him to visit Leo Tolstoy. Rachmaninov met Tolstoy on two occasions, the second time accompanied by the Russian basso, Feodor Chaliapin. But the encounters with Tolstoy did little to buoy Rachmaninov s confidence. In fact, they only served to heighten his feelings of inadequacy. After Rachmaninov gathered the nerve to play one of his compositions for Tolstoy, the author responded by inquiring: Tell me, does anybody need music like this? However, a breakthrough for Rachmaninov occurred that same year. On the advice of relatives, Rachmaninov consulted Dr. Nikolai Dahl, a psychiatrist who used hypnosis in the treatment of his patients. The consultations with Dr. Dahl were an extraordinary success. Rachmaninov experienced a tremendous resurgence of confidence and immediately began to compose his Second Piano Concerto (1901), a work he dedicated to Dr. Dahl. The Second Symphony Rachmaninov even summoned the courage to attempt another Symphony. In the fall of 1906, Rachmaninov and his family moved from their native Russia to Dresden. The relocation offered Rachmaninov the solitude he needed to devote himself entirely to composition. In October, Rachmaninov began his Second Symphony, and finished the first draft of the score on New Year s Day, Rachmaninov tried to keep the project a secret, but a Russian newspaper announced the Symphony s completion. In February of 1907, Rachmaninov admitted to his friend, Mikhail Slonov: I have composed a symphony. It s true! It s only ready in rough. I finished it a month ago, and immediately put it aside. It was a severe worry to me and I am not going to think about it any more. But I am mystified how the newspapers got into it! Rachmaninov later refined the score of his Second Symphony and conducted its premiere in St. Petersburg on February 8, The work s favorable reception by the audience and critics did much to vindicate Rachmaninov after the humiliating premiere of his First Symphony. The Second Symphony proved to be immensely popular throughout Rachmaninov s life, and remains one of his most beloved orchestral works. The rich orchestration and passionate melodies make it one of the finest Russian symphonies of the late Romantic era. Musical Analysis I. Largo; Allegro moderato The Symphony opens with an extended slow-tempo introduction (Largo). The cellos and basses intone a motif that will serve as the basis for much of the Symphony s thematic material. The violins then introduce a

6 more flowing melody that is prevalent throughout the introduction. The music grows ever more passionate, and then subsides. An English horn solo leads to the Allegro moderato portion of the movement. The violins present the first principal theme (molto espressivo), closely related to the cello and bass motif that opened the Symphony. A brief passage by the solo clarinet serves to introduce the lyrical second theme. It soon develops into a soaring melody that will reach its full outpouring in the work s third movement. The development section begins softly with a passage for solo violin, but soon becomes tempestuous. The recapitulation offers varied presentations of the principal thematic material. The movement finally concludes with a short, but vigorous coda. II. Allegro molto The scherzo opens with a lively violin accompaniment figure and the horns bold proclamation of the robust main theme. The violins respond with their own version of the theme. This principal section of the scherzo alternates with contrasting episodes of varying moods. After a final reprise of the central portion of the scherzo, the movement ends in mysterious fashion, with the brass s chorale transformation of the Symphony s opening motif, leading to a diminuendo, and the hushed closing measures. III. Adagio The Adagio is based upon two melodies, presented at the outset of the movement. The first, played by the violins, is one of Rachmaninov s most beloved and unforgettable inspirations. A solo clarinet introduces the second melody, marked espressivo e cantabile. The Adagio is a flowing and expansive rhapsody on these two beautiful melodies. Each melody is presented in various forms and instrumental guises, sometimes in combination with the other. IV. Allegro vivace The finale opens with a whirlwind triplet-based figure. A short march episode suddenly appears, but the frenetic opening music soon returns. A fanfare introduces another glorious, flowing string melody. A six-measure interlude recalls the Adagio, but is quickly interrupted by the triplet rhythm. More echoes of preceding movements appear, notably the chorale figure that first appeared at the conclusion of the scherzo. The finale s principal themes return. In the grand climax, a voluptuous statement of the flowing string melody is now coupled with the central triplet rhythm and the scherzo s chorale figure. The finale s opening music returns for the work s exuberant conclusion.

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