Give In To Me

Husa's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for its 150th Anniversary and given its premiere performance on May 27, 1993 at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Tribute revolves on a dual axis comprised of two lyrical themes that generate the other musical ideas appearing throughout this one movement work. The first theme is given to the piano in the opening and the second theme is announced by the violin on the heels of the opening piano section. Both Themes are developed and elaborated on, woven in and around one another, until they are, at length, transformed into new themes that are more dramatic and rhythmic that their lyrical forebears. The end of the work is announced when a hymn-like section commences in the piano after a genuinely loud climactic section.
- Stephen Albert

Publikacja zawiera trzeci Koncert skrzypcowy G-dur KV 216 Wolfganga Amadeusa Mozarta. Kompozytor napisał dzieło w 1775 roku w Salzburgu. Dużą rolę odgrywa w Koncercie partia orkiestry, nie tylko w tutti, ale i w partiach solowego instrumentu, np. w I części (Allegro) drugim, śpiewnym tematem dzielą się skrzypce z orkiestrą. W sumie Allegro jest jednak uważane za najmniej okazałą część tego Koncertu. Część II - śpiewne, delikatne Adagio - bardziej zwraca uwagę pięknym brzmieniem, oraz, szerokim i łagodnym tematem głównym. Ostatnia część - Rondo finałowe - złożone jest natomiast z kontrastujących w charakterze i nastroju melodii, gdzie m. in. obok zdobnego, licznego w tryle, ale sztywnego fragmentu rokokowego (gitarowe pizzicato skrzypiec) pojawia się żywiołowy epizod o całkiem ludowym charakterze.
Niniejsza publikacja zawiera partię solową skrzypiec i wyciąg fortepianowy partii orkiestry.

Sunrise is not mentioned in the Memos or in the lists of works. The date is given in the memo on p. 3 of R.: "Taken from chords e[tc] & parts of an II [nd] S.Q. & put / into this Song August 1926 - but not a good job - the / words are N. G. but better than the music. This was apparently Ives's last fresh composition.

"Sunrise"
A light low in the East, -
As I lie there, it shows but does not move -
A light - as a thought, forgotten, comes again.

The forest world is waking,
A thousand leaves are beginning to gleam.

Later on, as I rise,
It shows through the trees
And lights the dark grey rock
And something in the mind
And brings the quiet day.

And tomorrow - tomorrow -
The light as a though forgotten comes again -
And with it ever the hope of the New Day.

Lista utworów:
Sunrise (Ives Charles)

John Harbison was born in Orange, New Jersey, in 1938. He studied in Harvard College and Princeton University before joining the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969. "Twilight Music" was written in 1985 for Horn, Violin and Piano by John Harbison, This abstract piece will provide a unique addition to your chamber ensemble's repertoire. The Piano Score, Horn in F and Violin parts are all included. The forst performance of "Twilight Music" was given on March 22, 1985 by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.

Lista utworów:
Twilight Music (Harbison John)