Shostakovich violin concerto bass clarinet part in the nutcracker

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. Many major composers have contributed to the violin concerto repertoire, with the best known works including those by bach. Know%pitchtendenciesandvagariesofotherwindinstruments. The shostakovich violin concerto 1 was written for david oistrakh when oistrakh was only 16.

Both soloists are in their prime and sonys remastering of the tapes provides the best sound these performances have yet received. Bass clarinet excerpts grofe grand canyon suite excerpt 1 7 khachaturian piano concerto excerpt 1 8 excerpt 2 8 mahler symphony no. Shostakovich cello concerto sheet music, music books. Leonidas kavakos is performing the shostakovich violin concerto with the lso on 8 april 2015. The bass clarinettists workbook is a collection over 65 excerpts for bass clarinet. Particularly fine is the second violin concerto, the more wayward, problematic work, in which kaler relishes the key role given to the cadenzas, which, as the bookletnotes point out carry great emotional and structural weight not as display episodes, but as intensification, as urgent, intimate discussion of the material. Encouraged to audition on eb and bass clarinet as well as bb, because many of. 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. Bass clarinet excerpt from shostakovichs violin concerto no. Prokofievs musical development evolved in the constant shadow of multiple and often paradoxical circumstances. 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. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite bass clarinet excerpts.

By 1955 when the composer was 50, under the more relaxed regime of nikita khrushchev, compositions that had been hidden away for fear of disciplinary actions were beginning to emerge. Bass clarinettutti clarinet audition 28 and 29 november 2015. His lowest moments came in 1936, when he was denounced for his seamy opera lady macbeth. Another audition favorite though i believe i play one wrong note consistently, dont hold it against me. Shostakovich david oistrakh, new philharmonia orchestra, conductor maxim shostakovich concerto no. The swan on bass clarinet, any edition in g major page no. If nothing else, mordkovitch and jarvi make complete sense of the 2nd concerto, where others get lost in shostakovichs musical language. Bass clarinet solo, beginning of the second movement.

Clarinet excerpts in context for two or three clarinets by daniel s. The disc contains outstanding performances of the shostakovich violin concerto, op. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shostakovich david oistrakh, new philharmonia orchestra, conductor maxim shostakovich. The musical language is dissonant, or at least incongruent and not. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Nov 20, 2017 a guide to shostakovichs violin concerto no. Popular romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets including swan lake, the nutcracker. A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin occasionally, two or more violins and instrumental ensemble customarily orchestra. Music notes for concert band sheet music by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. Shostakovich violin concerto bass clarinet solo youtube. Orchestra, piano, violin sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. Bass clarinet additional excerpts for bass clarinet.

Shostakovich violin concerto bass clarinet solo scherzo. In the several solo bass clarinet moments, our weary woodwind traveler seems to slow down and. He is known for playing the abergavenny stradivari of 1725 and more recently the venus. Tchaikovsky march from the nutcracker sheet music for.

Exploits the full range of the instrument from low c to altissimo. Dmitri shostakovich violin concerto no 1 in a minor in 1948, shostakovich had just completed his first violin concerto, but locked it away in a desk drawer. It was premiered unofficially in bolshevo, near moscow, on september 1967, and officially on 26 september by oistrakh and the moscow. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivs 4. Jan 11, 2016 bass clarinet excerpt from shostakovich s violin concerto no. Bass clarinet solo youtube wolfgang amadeus mozart. In the time between the works initial completion and the first performance, the composer, sometimes with the collaboration of its. Orchestral excerpts for flute a collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for flute compiled into a book. The esteemed violinist and music pedagogue joseph gingold once said, the. The violin is captured quite naturally on this recording, not a mikeddownyourthroat sort of balance, but instead, occasionally making the solo violin a part of the orchestral voice, but jumping out of. Dmitri shostakovich composer 19061975 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Grofe shostakovich stravinsky ravel wagner grand can on suite violin concerto no. Particularly fine is the second violin concerto, the more wayward, problematic work, in which kaler relishes the key role given to the cadenzas, which, as the bookletnotes point out carry great emotional and structural weight not as display episodes, but as. Orchestra, violin sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975.

Bass clarinet excerpt from shostakovich s violin concerto no. Raised and trained in the culture of waning imperial russia, he would nonetheless emerge as one of the brightest. Popular romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets including swan lake, the nutcracker and sleeping beauty. The concerto displays the composers optimistic energy after the repressions of the stalinist era. For the first time in this concerto, we get genuinely fast music, though hardly extrovert. Violin violin excerpts 2019 download a concerto or solo piece of your choice plus. Woodwind excerpts orchestral excerpts for auditions. Downloads bass clarinet excerpts woodwind excerpts. It was premiered unofficially in bolshevo, near moscow, on september 1967, and officially on 26 september by oistrakh and the moscow philharmonic under kirill kondrashin in moscow. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of violin concerto no. Orchestra 1967 1 october, symphonic poem in c minor orchestra 1967 2 sofiya perovskaya film music orchestra 1967 3 string quartet no. The above video clarinet lesson from the online classical clarinet school with ricardo morales breaks down several of the clarinet solos. Dimitri shostakovich violin concerto bass clarinet excerpt.

Of shostakovichs six concertos, the two piano concertos are the most genial and photogenic, the two cello concertos mix well the sardonic wit and moody introspect of shostakovichs personal strife, but the two violin concertos, while quite symphonic in their presentation, are a little more difficult to make sense of. After the death of stalin in 1953, there was a gradual relaxation of the persecution of soviet artists. Orchestral excerpts for bass clarinet a collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for bass clarinet compiled into a book. Symphonic repertoire for the bass clarinet in searchworks. The shostakovich release pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of shostakovich s birth and is a natural followup to hopes bergbritten concertos cd. World war ii had distracted stalins government from show trials and purges, leaving artists slightly less harassed than usual. Concerto dsch nycb new york city ballet official site. The bass clarinet player a local surgeon cant read bass clef so i was asked to transpose the parts im the principal violist for 16 years. I play and go over the bass clarinet excerpt from grofes grand canyon suite. Used with london symphony, vienna philharmonic and boston symphony. Stradivari violins of the late 1720s have a certain rugged charm.

Our top 5 moments from the bass clarinet, underdog of the. The folk element, relatively strong in the first concerto, lies deep beneath the surface, if at all. Orchestral excerpts for clarinet a collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for clarinet compiled into a book. Such works have been written since the baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day. Scherzo from a midsummer nights dream both parts 4. Mozart assumed that whoever was playing the violin solo part would have been leading the orchestra, therefore, the violin soloist would have been studying the score just as much as a conductor would, and the violin soloist would have been absolutely aware of all of the dynamic markings in the orchestra parts.

Bass clarinet music van cott information services, inc. Shostakovich doesnt even feign exuberance here, for the most part. Bass concerto for bass clarinet and orchestra piano reduction by michele mangani. Tchaikovsky march from the nutcracker sheet music for clarinet. The shostakovich release pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of shostakovichs birth and is a natural followup to hopes bergbritten concertos cd.