The viola sonata is late shostakovich, and like most of his compositions from that period, it is austere but not to the point of distraction, and in many ways it is a beautiful piece of music. He began writing on june, 1975 and, though hospitalized in the interim, had completed a first draft by july. However, in the last century the viola became the vehicle for the final expressions of many of the great composers, including brahms, bartok, britten, schnittke, and shostakovich. In some ways, that must have been a historical performance, as in one of the best viola performances in history up to that point. Viola sonata opus 147 was the very last work in the life of dmitri shostakovich. An indefatigable worker, he wrote his arresting music despite deprivations during the nazi. Surprisingly, he also includes the sonata for violin and piano, arguing in a sleeve note that while the everpopular concertos are more troubling than usually supposed, the rarely played sonata. The arrangements are recent, the viola sonata by vladimir mendelssohn from 19912, and the violin sonata by michail zinman and andrei pushkarev from 2005 this is the world premiere. Two possible placements of the reprise for hindemiths solo viola sonata. List of books and articles about dmitri shostakovich. Our catalogue includes not only the complete oeuvre for solo strings by bach, brahms, handel, mozart and schubert, but also works by other composers such as beethoven, corelli, debussy, dvorak, elgar, franck, lalo, mendelssohn, paganini, saintsaens, ravel, and vivaldi. The highest compliment that can be paid to the duos strongly characterised performances of the op 34 seven preludes is that the music sounds as if it were made for these. Composer dmitri shostakovich comes alive in this deeply moving portrait of a musical genius. Shostakovichs viola sonata, his final composition, is surely one of the most significant works in the emergent solo viola repertory of the 20th century.
The short work, consisting of title sheet, a single page for the viola part and one for the piano score, is titled impromptu 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. Violist paul silverthorne and pianist aglaia tarantino perform glinkas viola sonata in d. The film offers a wealth of performance footage as well as.
Sonata for cello and piano published 2003 by cesky rozhlas roberto gerhard. Dmitri dmitriyevich shostakovich 25 september 1906 9 august 1975 performers. Barenreiter is one of the largest international publishers for string music. See full details due to high demand, current delivery times are running considerably longer than usual. By offering the best rental program in the country, a vast selection of new and antique instruments and bows, sheet music, method books, teaching aids, and every imaginable stringed instrument accessory, we help teachers maintain their teaching studios. My working list of shostakovichs complete compositions, based mainly on laurel fays shostakovich. The viola sonata received its official premiere in october 1975 with the performing forces of violist fyodor druzhinin and pianist mikhail muntyan. It was the first of a planned series of six sonates pour divers instruments, however debussy only completed two others, the sonata for violin and the sonata for flute, viola and harp. List of shostakovichs works the exhaustive shostakovich. This was shostakovich s last work, completed about a month before his death. Cut at bar 93 there is an 8 second silence in the piano part, then clickbeats set pulse for bar 115, viola enters in bar 115 after 5th clickbeat between bars 9 and 183, further crotchet clickbeats are used to keep pulse whenever piano is silent or has long chords. Yuri bashmet viola, sviatoslav richter piano year of recording. Shostakovich cello sonata sheet music, music books. It adds an often underappreciated depth and timbre, but is rarely to the fore in the orchestra.
It is set in three movements and lasts approximately 31 minutes. Brahms variations on a theme by haydn viola excerpts. Shostakovich, dmitri sonata in d minor, op 40 cello and. On the way to premiere his sonata for cello and piano, op. Viacheslav dinerchtein, shostakovichs viola sonata. The tone colour of the first entry of the strings is also noteworthy, for it is the cello that is heard above the other instruments.
The viola sonata, shostakovichs actual final composition, is supposed to be in part a true twelve tone work, but in fact both works grow from nearly identical harmonic soil. In august 1942, his seventh symphony, written as a protest against fascism, was performed in nazibesieged leningrad by the citys surviving musicians, and was triumphantly broadcast to the german troops, who had been bombarded. Shostakovich s life is a fascinating example of the paradoxes of living as an artist under totalitarian rule. Sonata for viola and piano, op 147 shostakovich from. No other instrument so tellingly combines such sweetness, depth. Second masters recital dmitri shostakovichs sonata for viola and piano, op. The viola sonata is a sonata for viola, sometimes with other instruments, usually piano. This was shostakovichs last work, completed about a month before his death.
Dmitri shostakovich has 8 books on goodreads with 2227 ratings. The viola is an instrument dark in tone and portent. Viola sheet music repertoire johnson string instrument. A new work for viola by shostakovich discovered in moscow. Viola sonata news newspapers books scholar jstor january 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message.
Dvorak, antonin cello concerto in b minor, op 104 cello and piano edited by rose international. The early success of his first symphony 1925 was confirmed by positive public reaction to two satirical works of 1930an opera, the nose leningrad. He revised and polished the manuscript for a further month and the shaky, crabbed handwriting on the facsimile manuscript testifies to the strain of the work. Like all his late music, its dark in tone and unsettled in mood, but tempered by an air of resignation, most strongly felt in the slow finale, with its haunting references to the. Dec 20, 2017 second masters recital dmitri shostakovich s sonata for viola and piano, op. Shostakovich, dmitri sonata in d minor, op 40 cello.
Dmitri shostakovich viola sonata with score youtube. In dmitri shostakovich, pianist sofia moshevich offers the first detailed examination of shoshtakovich the pianist within the context of his life and. The cello sonata is a favorite shostakovich work for many people. Jan 01, 2006 the arrangements are recent, the viola sonata by vladimir mendelssohn from 19912, and the violin sonata by michail zinman and andrei pushkarev from 2005 this is the world premiere. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In keeping with shostakovichs last symphony, his last work contains ingeniously workedover direct quotations from german music, most obviously the beethoven. A previously unknown work by dmitri shostakovich, a viola impromptu, has been discovered in moscows central archive, it was announced on 25 september, the composers birthday. Cello sonata 1956 originally for viola and piano 1948, transcription by the composer for cello and piano friedrich gernsheim. Pdf sheet music for viola, violin, cello and other strings. Mar 21, 2012 dmitrij shostakovich viola sonata, maxim rysanov viola, kathryn stott piano, vinterfest 2011. The viola sonata received its official premiere in october 1975 with the performing forces of violist fyodor druzhinin. These works are also probably still under in the u. Because of his advanced and painful arthritis, as well as his unsteady hand and bad eyesight, the composer showed an increasing tendency to write sparsely scored orchestral compositions symphonies no. She traces his musical roots, piano studies, repertoire, and concert career through his correspondence with family and friends and his own and his contemporaries memoirs.
Sonata for viola dmitri schostakowitsch altowaja sonata. In dmitri shostakovich, pianist sofia moshevich offers the first detailed examination of shoshtakovich the pianist within the context of his life and work as a composer. A life with some additional entries from wikipedia and other sources. Shostakovich studied at the leningrad conservatory 191925. List of books and articles about dmitri shostakovich online. Dmitri shostakovich composed his sonata for violin and piano in g major citation needed, op. It did not receive its first performance until seven weeks after the composer s death. Framing the sonata on this beautifully recorded disc are two extraordinarily resourceful transcriptions for viola and piano made by two of shostakovich s contemporaries. Dmitri shostakovichs most popular book is testimony. It did not receive its first performance until seven weeks after the composers death. Tsyganov for violin and piano by nikolai tokarev and sergei dogadin. Shostakovich s viola sonata was his last work, written in the final two months of his life.
Indeed, the period that was to follow was a trying one for the composer, culminating in the execution of one of his most ardent supporters in the soviet government and the withdrawal of several of his works from. Framing the sonata on this beautifully recorded disc are two extraordinarily resourceful transcriptions for viola and piano made by two of shostakovichs contemporaries. Episode 46 the cruise ship gig with that viola kid. Early music influences in paul hindemiths compositions for the viola.
The history of draesekes viola alta sonatas a mendelssohn chamber worklist with. Dmitrij shostakovich viola sonata, maxim rysanov viola, kathryn stott piano, vinterfest 2011. List of compositions for cello and piano wikipedia. 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. Shostakovichs viola sonata was his last work, written in the final two months of his life. Shostakovich, dmitri sonata op 4 for violin and piano. Sonata for viola documents the career of the man considered by many to be the finest composer of the 20th century. Dmitri shoshtakovich 19061975 is recognized as one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century yet few people know that he was also an outstanding concert pianist who maintained a hectic performing schedule.
Shostakovich violin sonata sheet music, music books. For this authoritative postcoldwar biography of shostakovichs illustrious but turbulent career under soviet rule, laurel e. Shostakovich viola sonata mp3 download piano accompaniment. Order from your preferred classical music cd store. Aug 19, 2017 viola sonata opus 147 was the very last work in the life of dmitri shostakovich.
Appearing at the end of the composers compositional output, the sonata for viola and piano effectively represents the bleak, mortalityobsessed late style composition of shostakovich. The 1934 cello sonata includes one of the earliest of shostakovichs sardonic scherzos, while the largo is a romance that draws on a lineage taking in tchaikovsky and even rachmaninov. It was recorded on the naxos label by bartholdy on viola and julius drake on piano. Completed in july 1975, just weeks before his death, it is dedicated to fyodor druzhinin, violist in the beethoven quartet. The cello sonata is a late work by the french composer claude debussy. The highest compliment that can be paid to the duos strongly characterised performances of the op. Dmitri shostakovich sonata for violin and piano ps. However, forty years before butlers book was published, french feminist. Indeed, the period that was to follow was a trying one for the composer, culminating in the execution of one of his most ardent supporters in the soviet government and the withdrawal of several of his works from rehearsal.
Though begun by respected documentarian semyon aranovich, sonata for viola was shaped and edited by alexander sokurov russian ark who gave the film its emotional mood. Canadas epl soccer podcast patch note discussions skinny fat asses dj alex rio r1918. Aug 31, 2012 the viola is an instrument dark in tone and portent. These are tragic works, yes, but both have central allegretto movements with energetic folk themes that serve as a vivid contrast to the somber conclusions and. It is dedicated to the violinist david oistrakh, who premiered the work on may 3, 1969 in the large hall of the moscow conservatory. Cello, orchestra, viola, violin score new collected works of dmitri shostakovich volume 106, 107, 108 h. Since 1976 jsi has provided teachers with exceptional customer service.
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