Shostakovich, dmitri lawrence festive overture lawrence 423. However, after the break the mikhail pletnev enigma fully took shape again with a stunning rendering of a handpicked selection of tchaikovskys ballet music for swan lake. Dmitri shostakovich, excerpt from his autobiography testimony. Mravinsky live lyadov enchanted lake, for orchestra, op 62. Dimitri shostakovich opus 96 festive overture overture 1947. Hindemith, paul 18951963 german sonata for double bass and piano alan niezabitowski 1st. Like beethovens egmont overture and fifth symphony, shostakovichs festive overture and fifth symphony have had hundreds of recordings by some of the greatest conductors and orchestras of the postwar years. Shostakovich, who actually composed his piece at preposterous speed supposedly in a few hours, although this is probably only an anecdote and was said to have laughed at its subsequent success, uses and abuses his glinka model with extraordinary and sarcastic brilliance, speeding the fast up even faster so that a largescale symphony. Print and download shostakovich festive overture set for clarinet choir sheet music. Dsch is sometimes used as an abbreviation of shostakovichs name. Shostakovich festive overture set for clarinet choir by. This compositional drought was due, in part, to a very heavy concert schedule shostakovich was also a pianist of some distinction.
Shostakovich then went on to compose thoroughly unadventurous works like the gadfly. The festive overture by dmitri shostakovich was written during a threeday period in 1954 and was performed at a concert at the bolshoi theatre in moscow to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the october. Print and download in pdf or midi festive overture. The dso opens its 53rd subscription season with three wellknown orchestral masterpieces that are bold, brilliant, and beautiful. London shostakovich orchestra may 2000 programme notes. Light concert music one of the best concert openers ever. Also see camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness. The work sprang to life in fall 1954 at the request of the bolshoi theater orchestra, which suddenly. Peter petrof composer and arranger, sheet music 2,345 views. Festive overture in a major orchestra 1954 poem of labour from unity.
Shostakovich makes great use of different themes which he. Shostakovich festive overture mechanical piano youtube. Festive overture was composed in 1954 to commemorate the 37th birthday of the october revolution of 1917. Festive overture dmitri shostakovich 14 to 17 1 measure before 21 to 24 flute march paul hindemith b to f husa music for prague mvt.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Shostakovich extracted the polka from the suite for solo piano as op. The story behind the creation of the festive overture is one of those fantastic tales which reveals the true nature of a composers genius, leaving all of the eyewitnesses shaking their heads in wonder. Shostakovich midi files download for free midiworld. With this overture shostakovich shows his brighter side, in contrast to his melancholy 10th symphony written in the previous year. Key and bpm for festive overture by dmitri shostakovich, vladimir ashkenazy, philharmonia orchestra. In spite of the constant undercurrent of strain running through his life, shostakovich was reportedly a goodnatured personand the festive overtures creation reflects this. Shostakovich festive overture 1 piano 4 hands, sheet music duration. Festive overture classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Shostakovich wrote festive overture in 1954 on a commission for the bolshoi theatres celebration of the 37th anniversary of the october revolution in 1917. After completing his tenth symphony dmitri dmitriyevich shostakovich 19061975 became frustrated by a relative inability to compose. The work dates from 1954, near the beginning of the thaw that followed the. A ballet in three acts and seven scenes piano score.
It was not performed however until the 37th anniversary, when alexander melikpashayev conducted it during a nov. The premiere of this piece took place on november 6, 1954 at the bolshoi theatre in moscow. Shostakovich constantly lived in fear that the same thing would happen to him. Babayaga for orchestra, op 56 lyatoshinsky symphony no. Festive overture sheet music for flute, clarinet, violin. This brass band arrangement is in the key of g major concert pitch, one tone lower than the original. The concert opened with shostakovichs festive overture, op. Festive overture, for orchestra in details allmusic. Shostakovich completed the piece in less than a week.
This page lists all sheet music of festive overture, op. It opens with an exuberant, rising fanfare which transitions to a spritely, lyrical main theme at a breakneck tempo. Shostakovich festive overture yuri simonov, moscow philharmonic orchestra duration. Concert band composed by dmitri shostakovich 19061975.
Shostakovich employs two themes, one fastpaced and the other more lyrical, which are stated separately and then eventually combined in counterpoint. Piazzolla soledad piano 4 hands, sheet music duration. Festive overture by dmitri shostakovich wind band literature. Full of fire and brilliance, this exciting work is the perfect way to showcase a m. Shostakovich festive overture 1 piano 4 hands, sheet music youtube a. As recorded by the german brass on their cd german brass on stage. Dsch journal, the standard journal of shostakovich studies, takes its name from the motif. Dsch publishers is a moscow publishing house that published the 150volume new collected works of dmitri shostakovich in 2005, 25% of which contained previously unpublished works. Dmitri shostakovich festive overture post by jb096. Festive overture shostakovich dmitri shostakovich s fiveminute festive overture in a major, op. Peter petrof composer and arranger, sheet music 2,660 views.
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