Dmitri Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 2 [With score]
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Composer: Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 - 9 August 1975)
Orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin
Violin: David Oistrakh
Violin Concerto No. 2 in c-sharp minor, op. 129, written in 1967
00:00 - I. Moderato
12:47 - II. Adagio
21:37 - III. Adagio - Allegro
As was the case with its predecessor, Shostakovich's Second Violin Concerto was inspired by and dedicated to David Oistrakh. Written in 1967 with the intention of being a 60th birthday present, the work was, by mistake, presented to the virtuoso a day early. Like many other works written following the composer's heart attack in 1966, this concerto exhibits the very dark, introspective tone, repeating rhythmic cells, and obscure thematic motifs so common to Shostakovich's later style. And like both of his cello concertos, the horn has a dominant role as accomplice and foil to the solo violin. Though the opening movement begins with some restraint, the first subject hurriedly reaches an agonized, dissonant climax. The beginning of the second subject eases the tension somewhat, with a segue into the development section by way of irreverent, mocking five-note figures that interchange with lyrical, imitative violin and wind passages. The ensuing development distorts the main thematic material until four vast, even chords announce the arrival of the recapitulation. The return is brief, however, as a long, unaccompanied cadenza, based upon the primary subject, gives way to an emotionally drained dissolution of thematic and rhythmic motiifs.The slow second movement, though more relaxed in tempo, offers no respite from the tension, confusion and sadness of the opening, as the violin seems to search for clarity and validation, but is repeatedly denied. The solo line responds by lashing out in frustration with a feral, recitative-like cadenza. The movement closes with an elegiac horn solo which is subsequently swept aside by the crass opening of the Finale. Opened by a brief series of imitative, sardonic exchanges between the violin and horn, the last movement soon settles into a frenetic, uncomfortably charged Allegro dominated by a chromatic, rondo-style theme which, while lively and complex, has bitter, sadistic undertones. The orchestra's momentum is then interrupted by a cadenza in which the introductory material is distorted and broken in a self-mocking fashion. The end of the piece finds major modality striving for dominance and eventually winning out, though the subsequent feeling is more dubious than triumphant.
[allmusic.com]
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I discovered Shostakovich a month ago.
I'm in love!
35 years ago
Welcome to the Shosty fanclub. I've been here my whole life!
Welcome to our world.
Here he is in 1940 playing his PC#1
ruclips.net/video/OZhtbQh1s28/видео.html
ps Nice to meet simiar people.
He's one of the few composers that once discovered will always be in your listening routine. One usually discovers Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, then all minor discoveries until Shostakovich. It's like rediscovering classical music again. I wonder if there is still another one of that level left to discover.
By the way before Shostakovich I felt a major discovery with Gustav Mahler, still in my listening routine. But my discovery of Shostakovich was even greater. Also because of his larger variety of music compared to Mahler. With Mahler you rediscover the symphony, with Shostakovich you rediscover everything, like you did with Beethoven.
Shostakovich provides me a buffer for the anxiety I feel in the world today. I don't know why but I'm glad he does.
Once I read somebody wanted he changed something on this concerto but he don't wanted. (Sorry for my English) for me is a good Shostakovich ,
That horn solo towards the end of the second movement is so amazing.
Goosebumps and a half
I thought that i was the only one who loves that part.
@@gibranmonterrubio7199 everybody loves that part. DSCH was a very effective puller of our heart strings.
"The second concerto is all what the first one is, but boiled down to total reduction" (Christian Tetzlaff)
This great Concerto should be played more often.
Here's an interesting detail: at 8:32 in the reprise he alters the main theme by shifting some notes up a semitone so that the violin can do those double stops on the D and G strings, and then he goes back to the "original" key at bar 312 on the D-flat- as if nothing happened! Compare this with 0:24 when this theme is first introduced. This was almost certainly done for practical reasons but it adds a bit of an intriguing kick when those intervals are slightly modified
I appreciate a composer who takes time to understand the intricacies of the instruments. Often a small change can make a nearly unplayable passage much more approachable.
this is quite a piece - love seeing the score. thx for the upload.
I love that horn moment starring at 20:47 to 21:28
Same! And then that stopped horn immediately afterwards creates that beautiful feeling of apprehension
@@slateflash Typical composer move, but always works well, specially if the composer is as good as shosty
Stunning. Superb performance and great being able to follow along with the score. A huge thank you for this upload!
I really love what they did with the timpani part, so powerful!
Thank you
I've waited so long to see this one. Thanks!!
Dear Damon J.H.K,
Thank you for posting this. I would like to sharpen your attention on a mistake in the description of the video. You write: "...dedicated to David Oistrakh. Written in 1967 with the intention of being a 60th birthday present, the work was, by mistake, presented to the virtuoso a day early".
However, it was presented not a day, but a year earlier, in 1967 instead of 1968, so, mr. Oistrakh turned only 59 years old: "Dmitry Dmitriyevich decided to write a second violin concerto as a gift to me on my 60-th birthday. But he miscalculated my age and I received it on my 59-th birthday.... It seems Dmitry Dmitriyevich thought that, since a mistake has occured, it ought to be rectified, and so his Sonata for Violin and Piano came into being. I did not expect it, although I had long been hoping that Shostakovich might write a violin sonata".
Sincerely yours,
Ivan P
Thank you for the info
Thanks for uploading!
Inspiring. Devastating. Invigorate. Pro.
What an abrupt ending. Very nice piece.
0:08 ГП эксп
1:24 противо сложение
3:36 ПП 2 темы
4:03 диалог с кларнетом
7:46 бублики
8:19 каденция
12:49 2 часть
21:39 3 часть
22:01 Mozart on ecstasy oO
7:09 fleeting DSCH
He just couldn't help it...It gave me a good laugh the first time I listened through lol
And cello concerto quote with it
6:59 Just casually quoting his 2nd and 1st Cello concerto one after the other
Is it wrong to like this one more than the first?
No, it isn't. I like both a lot
7:40
👌 👌 👌 👌
Nice! Do you usually page turn two beats before the measure ends? It seems to be pretty regular on this one.
Most conductors do the same.
6:46 a quote from the second movement of his violin sonata?
The other way around! The Violin Sonata was written one year after his second violin concerto. And as they are both dedicated to David Oistrakh, the quotation was probably made deliberately.
3:37 и позже еще несколько раз из казни степана разина, вот бы понимать, что это значит
2:09
What about it
와 알림 뜨길래 들어봤는데 곡 되게 좋다
Ads for big mac before and during the concert . ..
3.00
alena baeva's recording is better