The final concert of
the KSO Chamber Classics series is TODAY at 2:30 at the Bijou
Theatre! And when I say “classics,” I mean it. Like Mozart's
Violin Concerto No. 3, with Concertmaster Gabe Lefkowitz as soloist,
Britten's Simple Symphony,
and Dvorak's timeless Serenade for Strings.
Britten
composed the Simple Symphony in
1933-34, and dedicated it to his childhood viola teacher, Audrey
Alston, using melodies he composed when
he was as young as
ten. It is a very accessible,
strings-only work that shouldn't be confused with Carl Nielsen's work
of (roughly) the same title, which is anything but simple. Each of
the four movements has alliterative titles; Boisterous
Bouree, Playful Pizzicato, Sentimental Sarabande, and
Frolicsome Finale. The
second theme of the Pizzicato movement bears a striking resemblance
to Barnacle Bill the Sailor
from that old Popeye
cartoon.
Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major is a happy romp
for soloist Gabe. The work is in G Major, aka “the people's key.” It is a staple on the audition circuit, and reveals a lot about a
player's abilities. After
a brief intermission, we will finish our concert with the Dvorak's
1875 Serenade. It's one
of the “big 4” works in the genre, joining string serenades by
late-Romantic heavies
Tchaikovsky, Elgar, and (Dvorak
protegé)
Josef Suk.
I'm looking out at the sky right now and it's
bright blue and cloudless. This is the musical equivalent of that
sky. The work's sunny disposition reflects obviously happy times in
the composer's life. Many themes reappear from movement to movement
in a dignified, reminiscent way, and
the waltzy second movement bears a strong resemblance to Chopin's
Waltz in C# Minor, op.
64, No. 2. Same key and everything, but definitely with its own grace
and intention.
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