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Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphony No. 1 in D major Hoffmann – writers whose ecstatic nature im- , conductor agery and descriptions of the grotesque and macabre certainly left their mark on Mahler’s Composed: 1884-88, rev. 1893, 1896, 1899 music – and the Italian medieval poet Dante Length: c. 55 minutes Alighieri – the Symphony’s finale at one time Performed live in Walt Disney Concert Hall Orchestration: 4 flutes (2nd, 3rd, and 4th = bore the descriptive title “Dall’ Inferno al Par- October 8-10, 2009 piccolo), 4 oboes (3rd = English horn), 4 clar- adiso.” The visual arts also played a role, espe- inets (3rd = bass clarinet and E-flat clarinet, cially the woodcut The Hunter’s Funeral 4th = E-flat clarinet), 3 bassoons (3rd = con- Procession (1850) by Moritz von Schwind, in trabassoon), 7 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trom- which the animals of the forest carry the bier of MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D major bones, tuba, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, the dead hunter, a key impetus for the third A Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut gong, triangle), 2 timpani, harp, and strings movement funeral procession. (Slow. Dragging. Like a sound of nature) But Mahler eventually distanced himself GUSTAV B Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell First performance: from these influences, leaving a four-move- (Vigorous, agitated, but not too fast) March 1, 1928, Georg Schnéevoigt ment Symphony with an opening sonata-alle- MAHLER C Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen gro, a spirited and earthy dance movement, the (Solemn and measured, without dragging) The genesis of Mahler’s First Symphony funeral procession, and a finale whose storm D Born: 1860, Kalisˇté, Bohemia Stürmisch bewegt (Passionate, agitated) was protracted – 15 years separate his first dissolves in light. And though a product of his Died: 1911, , thoughts from his final revision. During that journeyman years, the Symphony, in its final time, the young composer went from appren- form, already affirms Mahler’s complete mas- “Only when I experience do I compose — only tice to journeyman to master. In 1884, when he tery, an unequivocal announcement that the when I compose do I experience.” first scribbled down themes that would even- wayfarer has definitely arrived. tually find their way into the Symphony, Mahler — John Mangum Mahler’s instrument was the orchestra. In his was conductor of the opera in Kassel, a mod- own lifetime he was best known as a powerful erate post; by the time the work achieved its and reforming conductor, working as director final form, he was director of the Court Opera John Mangum is Artistic Administrator of the of the Vienna Opera for ten years and then in Vienna. The years in between had taken him New York Philharmonic. at the New York Philharmonic and the Metro- to Prague, Leipzig, Budapest (where the First politan Opera near the end of his life. He wrote Symphony premiered in its original, five- no concertos, concentrating on large-scale movement version in 1889), and , as orchestral works and songs. The extravagant well as a two-month stint as a guest conduc- emotional range of these works disturbed tor at Covent Garden in . The Symphony, many of Mahler’s contemporaries, but that too, had seen as many cities: After its Budapest cathartic tension and passion has since en- premiere, Mahler revised it for performances deared him to a large audience. in Hamburg (1893) and Weimar (1894), finally excising an entire movement and premiering Further listening: the work in (nearly) its present form in Berlin Rückert-Lieder (1901-1902) in 1896. The version published in 1899 reflects Janet Baker; New Philharmonia further revision, primarily to the work’s or- Audio Recording: Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (EMI) ൿ 2009 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY chestration. Producer: Christopher Alder Several facts about Mahler the composer Engineers: Peter Hecker, Fred Vogler, Tim Boot Symphony No. 5 (1901-1904) emerge in connection with this Symphony. Editing / Mastering: Christopher Alder, Fred Vogler, Tim Boot, Scott Sedillo Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Audio Crew: Kevin Wapner, Randy Piotroski First and foremost, his activities as a composer of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (DG) Cover Photo: Ꭿ Mathew Imaging / Los Angeles Philharmonic · Cover Design: Philipp Starke of songs were inextricably intertwined with his work as a symphonist. In this case, themes For advance information about concert from his Songs of a Wayfarer, which he started programming, sign up for FastNotes. in 1883, play a central role in the First Sym- Ꭿ Before the concert, attend Upbeat Live or Program notes Los Angeles Philharmonic Association phony’s opening and third movements. Mahler LAPhil.com listen to it as it happens on your phone. also needed an extramusical stimulus to get Visit LAPhil.com for details and links. started on his symphonies, but would later dis- card that program, usually a mark that the work had achieved its final form. Here, Mahler began with an elaborate program derived from early German Romantic writers Jean Paul and E.T.A.

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Acclaimed worldwide as one of the most exciting and compelling con- His second recording with the SBYO, Mahler Symphony No. 5, was released ductors of our time, GUSTAVO DUDAMEL begins his tenure as Music Di- in May 2007, and was chosen as the only classical album on iTunes’ “Next rector of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Fall 2009, while continuing as Big Thing.” Released in May 2008, Dudamel’s third album with the Simón Music Director of the Gothenburg Symphony. Dudamel also enters his Bolívar Youth Orchestra was FIESTA, featuring Latin-American works. In eleventh year as Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of March 2009, Deutsche Grammophon released Dudamel’s most recent Venezuela. His infectious energy and exceptional artistry have made him recording with the SBYO, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and Francesca da one of the most sought-after conductors by orchestras and opera com- Rimini. His DVDs include the 2008 release of The Promise of Music, a doc- panies around the world. umentary and concert with the Simón Following guest appearances with Bolívar Youth Orchestra; Birthday Con- the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin cert for Pope Benedict XVI released in Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel’s inau- 2007; and the April 2009 DVD, Live from gural 2009/10 season as Los Angeles Salzburg, featuring performances of Philharmonic Music Director begins on Mussorgsky / Ravel’s Pictures at an Ex- October 3 with ¡Bienvenido Gustavo! hibition and Beethoven’s Triple Con- This free, day-long musical celebration certo with Martha Argerich, Renaud at the Hollywood Bowl for the Los An- and Gautier Capuçon, and the SBYO. On geles community culminates with Du- the iTunes front, Deutsche Gram- damel leading the Los Angeles mophon has released Gustavo Dudamel Philharmonic in Beethoven’s 9th Sym- and the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s phony. On October 8, 2009, Dudamel Berlioz Symphonie fantastique and leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Bartók Concerto for Orchestra. the inaugural gala at Walt Disney Con- Brought to international attention The Los Angeles Philharmonic is reinventing the concept of a 21st-cen- effusive, and the glistening curved steel exterior of the 293,000-square-foot cert Hall, featuring the world premiere by triumphing in the inaugural Bam- tury orchestra under the exciting new leadership of Gustavo Dudamel. Now Walt Disney Concert Hall embodies the energy, imagination, and creative of John Adams’ City Noir and Mahler’s berger Symphoniker Gustav Mahler in its 91st season, the Philharmonic is recognized as one of the world’s out- spirit of the city of Los Angeles and its orchestra. Symphony No. 1. This concert is sched- Conducting Competition in May 2004, standing orchestras and is received enthusiastically by audiences and crit- Inspired to consider new directions, Dudamel and the Philharmonic uled to be telecast on PBS’ Great Per- Gustavo Dudamel was born in 1981 in ics alike. Both at home and abroad, the Philharmonic is leading the way in aim to find programming that remains faithful to tradition, yet also seeks formances throughout the U.S. on Barquisimeto, Venezuela, where he innovative programming that is consistently opening doors and redefin- new ground, new audiences, and new ways to enhance the symphonic October 21, with subsequent airings studied violin at the Jacinto Lara Con- ing the musical experience. music experience. During its 30-week winter subscription season of 110 throughout the world, and Deutsche servatory with José Luis Jiménez and This view is shared by more than one million listeners who experience performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Philharmonic creates festi- Grammophon is issuing the DVD. Fur- later, with José Francisco del Castillo, at live performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic each year. The Philhar- vals, artist residencies, and other thematic programs designed to delve fur- ther highlights of the LA Phil season include Dudamel directing the Amer- the Latin American Academy of Violin. In 1996, he began his conducting monic demonstrates a breadth and depth of programming unrivaled by other ther into certain artists’ or composers’ work. icas and Americans festival, a series of five concerts celebrating the music studies with Rodolfo Saglimbeni and that same year was named Music orchestras and cultural institutions, performing or presenting nearly 300 The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s commitment to the presentation of and shared cultural traditions of North, Central, and Latin America, as well Director of the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra. In 1999, along with assum- concerts throughout the year at its two iconic venues: Walt Disney Concert music of our time is evident in its subscription concerts, in its exhilarating as conducting concerts with repertoire ranging from Verdi’s Requiem to ing the Music Director position of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, he Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, a popular summer tradition since 1922. The or- Green Umbrella series, and through its extensive commissioning initia- works by composers such as Chin, Salonen, and Harrison. In May 2010, Du- began conducting studies with José Antonio Abreu, the Orchestra’s chestra’s involvement with Los Angeles also extends far beyond regular sym- tives. Now in its 27th year, the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, damel leads the LA Phil on a coast-to-coast U.S. tour with performances in founder. In May 2007, Dudamel was awarded the Premio de la Latinidad, an phony concerts in a concert hall, embracing the schools, churches, and devoted exclusively to performing compositions on the cutting edge of the San Francisco, Phoenix, Chicago, Nashville, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, honor given for outstanding contributions to Latin cultural life. In 2008, neighborhood centers of a vastly diverse community. repertoire, attracts leading composers and performers of contemporary New York, and New Jersey. With the Gothenburg Symphony, highlights in- the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra was granted Spain’s annual Prince of The Los Angeles Philharmonic was founded by William Andrews Clark music. clude numerous performances in Sweden as well as tours to Hamburg, Asturias Award for the Arts, and in 2007, Dudamel received the Royal Phil- Jr., a multi-millionaire and amateur musician, who established the city’s The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association expands the cultural offer- Bonn, , Brussels, and the Canary Islands. Gustavo Dudamel con- harmonic Society Music Award for Young Artists. Along with his mentor first permanent symphony orchestra in 1919. Walter Henry Rothwell became ings by producing concerts featuring distinguished artists in recital, jazz, tinues to lead the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra this season for multiple Dr. Abreu, he was granted the 2008 “Q” Prize from Harvard University for its first music director, serving until 1927 and, since then, ten renowned world music, songbook and visiting orchestra performances, in addition to periods in Caracas, Venezuela, and on European and Scandinavian/Russian extraordinary service to children. Most recently, in June 2009, he received conductors have served in that capacity: Georg Schnéevoigt (1927-1929); special holiday concerts and series of organ recitals, chamber music, and tours. an honorary doctorate from the Universidad Centro-Occidental Lisandro Artur Rodzinski (1929-1933); (1933-1939); Alfred Wallen- baroque music. Gustavo Dudamel has been an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist Alvarado in his hometown of Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Gustavo Dudamel stein (1943-1956); (1956-1959); (1962- The Philharmonic has led the way into the digital age, being the first or- since 2005. His debut recording, Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 with was named one of the 100 most influential people of 2009 by TIME maga- 1978); (1978-1984); (1985-1989); Esa-Pekka chestra to offer a live concert online exclusively for download within a week the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, was released worldwide in Septem- zine and has been featured twice on CBS’ 60 Minutes. Salonen (1992-2009); and, in his inaugural season, Gustavo Dudamel. of the performance. Through a partnership with Deutsche Grammophon, DG ber 2006, and received the 2007 Echo Award for “New Artist of the Year.” In October 2003, the doors to one of the world’s most celebrated venues Concerts began releasing Philharmonic concerts in 2006, including music by — the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall — were opened and Beethoven, Debussy, Falla, Hillborg, Lutoslawski, Pärt, Prokofiev, Ravel, Salo- the Los Angeles Philharmonic took the stage in its new home, which has be- nen, Sibelius, and Stravinsky (conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen), concerts come known not only as a local cultural landmark, but also as “…a sensational from the Minimalist Jukebox and Shadow of Stalin festivals, and music of place to hear music... In richness of sound, it has few rivals on the interna- Bartók and Berlioz (conducted by Gustavo Dudamel). Additional concerts are tional scene, and in terms of visual drama it may have no rival at all.” (The scheduled for recording in future seasons. New Yorker) Praise for both the design and the acoustics of the Hall has been

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Gustavo Dudamel Music Director Richard Elegino CLARINETS KEYBOARDS Walt and Lilly Disney Chair Dana Hansen Michele Zukovsky Principal Joanne Pearce Martin John Hayhurst Lorin Levee Principal Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Chair Esa-Pekka Salonen Ingrid Hutman Monica Kaenzig Mauk/Nunis Chair Conductor Laureate Hui Liu David Howard HARP Lionel Bringuier Associate Conductor Meredith Snow Lou Anne Neill John Adams Creative Chair David Stockhammer E-FLAT CLARINET Deborah Borda President Leticia Oaks Strong Monica Kaenzig Minor L. Wetzel LIBRARIANS Kazue Asawa McGregor FIRST VIOLINS BASS CLARINET Kenneth Bonebrake Martin Chalifour CELLOS David Howard Stephen Biagini Principal Concertmaster Peter Stumpf Principal Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair Alexander Treger Concertmaster Daniel Rothmuller BASSOONS PERSONNEL MANAGER Ernest Fleischmann Chair Associate Principal Shawn Mouser Associate Principal Jeffrey Neville Bing Wang Sadie and Norman Lee Chair Michele Grego Associate Concertmaster Ben Hong Assistant Principal Patricia Kindel PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Mark Baranov Jonathan Karoly Paul M. Geller Assistant Concertmaster David Garrett CONTRABASSOON Philharmonic Affiliates Chair Barry Gold Patricia Kindel CONDUCTING FELLOWS Tamara Chernyak Jason Lippmann David Afkham Michele Bovyer Gloria Lum HORNS Diego Matheuz Serge Oskotsky William Lane Principal Perry So Rochelle Abramson Brent Samuel Eric Overholt Associate Principal Christian Vasquez Camille Avellano Elizabeth Cook-Shen Elizabeth Baker BASSES William and Sally Rutter Chair Robert Vijay Gupta Dennis Trembly Principal Brian Drake *on sabbatical Mischa Lefkowitz Christopher Hanulik Principal Loring Charitable Trust Chair Edith Markman Oscar M. Meza Assistant Principal Bruce Hudson Judith Mass David Allen Moore Ethan Bearman Assistant The Los Angeles Philharmonic string Mitchell Newman Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair section utilizes revolving seating on a Barry Socher Jack Cousin systematic basis. Players listed alpha- Lawrence Sonderling Richard D. Kelley TRUMPETS betically change seats periodically. Stacy Wetzel Peter Rofé Donald Green Principal John Schiavo James Wilt Associate Principal In those sections where there are two SECOND VIOLINS Frederick Tinsley Christopher Still principals the musicians share the po- Principal (vacant) Boyde Hood* sition equally and are listed in order of Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair FLUTES length of service. Mark Kashper Associate Principal Mathieu Dufour Principal TROMBONES Kristine Whitson The musicians of the Los Angeles Phil- Virginia and Henry Mancini Chair James Miller Associate Principal Johnny Lee harmonic are represented by Profes- Catherine Ransom Karoly Abbott and Linda Brown Chair sional Musicians Local 47, AFM. Associate Principal Herbert Ausman Dale Breidenthal Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Smith Chair Ingrid Chun Sarah Jackson Chao-Hua Jin BASS TROMBONE Nickolai Kurganov John Lofton PICCOLO Guido Lamell Sarah Jackson Varty Manouelian TUBA Paul Stein Norman Pearson OBOES Yun Tang Minturn Family Foundation Chair Suli Xue Ariana Ghez Principal Marion Arthur Kuszyk Associate Principal TIMPANI VIOLAS Anne Marie Gabriele Joseph Pereira Principal Carrie Dennis Principal Carolyn Hove John Connell Chair PERCUSSION Dale Hikawa Silverman Raynor Carroll Principal Associate Principal ENGLISH HORN James Babor Jerry Epstein Carolyn Hove Perry Dreiman

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