A FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC “VIENNA” 30 MARCH–1 APRIL, 2012 The programmes have all been planned by the RSO’s own players.
FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2012 Concert Hall at 7 pm
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 53 in D Major, “L’Imperiale” 22 min I Largo maestoso – Vivace II Andante III Menuetto IV Finale (Capriccio) Moderato
Jari Valo, leader
INTERVAL 20 min
Franz Schubert: Octet in F Major, Op. posth. 166 60 min I Adagio – Allegro II Adagio III Allegro vivace IV Andante con variazioni (Theme (Andante) and 7 Variations) V Menuetto (Allegretto) VI Finale: Andante molto – Allegro – Andante molto - Allegro molto
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet Otto Virtanen, bassoon Jukka Harju, French horn Petri Aarnio, violin Hannu Vasara, violin Camilla Koiso-Kanttila, viola Joel Laakso, cello Aapo Juutilainen, double bass
Broadcast live on YLE Radio 1 and the Internet (yle.fi/rso).
1 FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2012 Rehearsal Hall at 9.30 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in G Minor KV 478 26 min I Allegro II Andante III Rondeau
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60 35 min I Allegro non troppo II Scherzo (Allegro) III Andante IV Finale (Allegro comodo)
Jari Valo, violin Tommi Aalto, viola Risto Poutanen, cello Naoko Ichihashi, piano
SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2012 Rehearsal Hall at 1 pm
Franz Krommer: Piano Quartet E Flat Major, Op. 95 27 min I Allegro vivace II Largo III Allegro moderato
Jouko Laivuori, piano Emma Vähälä, violin Olli Kilpiö, viola Mikko Ivars, cello
Joseph Lanner: Adagio for String Quartet 10 min
Petri Aarnio, violin Silja-Mari Heikinheimo, violin Olli Kilpiö, viola Mikko Ivars, cello
2 Johann Strauss, arr. Arnold Schönberg: Lagoon Waltz, Op. 411 for Piano, Harmonium and String Quartet 9 min
Jouko Laivuori, piano József Hárs, harmonium Petri Aarnio, violin Silja-Mari Heikinheimo, violin Olli Kilpiö, viola Mikko Ivars, cello
SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2012 CHAMBER MUSIC FOR CHILDREN, “VIENNA DANCES ” Rehearsal Hall at 3 pm
Sari Kallioranta, presenter
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3 “Emperor Quartet” I Allegro
Jukka Pohjola, violin Kaisa Kallinen, violin Camilla Koiso-Kanttila, viola Miika Uuksulainen, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major KV 581 III Menuetto
Kullervo Kojo, clarinet Jukka Pohjola, violin Kaisa Kallinen, violin Camilla Koiso-Kanttila, viola Miika Uuksulainen, cello
Anton Webern: Drei kleine Stücke, Op. 11 for Cello and Piano
Miika Uuksulainen, cello Jouko Laivuori, piano
3 Johann Strauss Jr: Neue Pizzicato-polka, Op. 449
Jukka Pohjola, violin Kaisa Kallinen, violin Camilla Koiso-Kanttila, viola Miika Uuksulainen, cello Aapo Juutilainen, double bass
Johann Strauss Jr: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Hanna Kinnunen, flute Kullervo Kojo, clarinet Jukka Pohjola, violin Kaisa Kallinen, violin Camilla Koiso-Kanttila, viola Miika Uuksulainen, cello Aapo Juutilainen, double bass Jouko Laivuori, piano
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25 IV Rondo alla zingarese
Jukka Pohjola, violin Camilla Koiso-Kanttila, viola Miika Uuksulainen, cello Jouko Laivuori, piano
Duration appr. 45 min.
SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2012 Rehearsal Hall at 7 pm
Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet in A Minor 11 min I Nicht zu schnell
Annika Palas-Peltokallio, violin Jussi Tuhkanen, viola Eeva Rysä, cello Jouko Laivuori, piano
4 Arnold Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 28 min
Sehr langsam – Breiter – Schwer betont – Sehr breit und langsam – Sehr ruhig
Annika Palas-Peltokallio, violin Mirka Malmi, violin Camilla Koiso-Kanttila, viola Jussi Tuhkanen, viola Timo Alanen, cello Miika Uuksulainen, cello
INTERVAL 15 min
Alexander Zemlinsky: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 42 min
I Sehr massig- Heftig und leidenschaftlich- Andante mosso- Etwas rascher- II Adagio – III Schnell – IV Andante – Allegro Molto – Langsam – Andante
Maria Puusaari, violin Mirka Malmi, violin Ritva Kaukola, viola Timo Alanen, cello
5 SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2012 Rehearsal Hall at 9.30 pm
Louis Spohr: Six German Songs Op. 103 22 min Sei still mein Herz Zwiegesang Sehnsucht Wiegenlied Das heimliche Lied Wach auf!
Tuuli Lindeberg, soprano Kullervo Kojo, clarinet Jouko Laivuori, piano
Franz Lachner: Nonet in F Major 33 min I Andante II Menuetto III Adagio IV Finale
Emma Vähälä, violin Olli Kilpiö, viola Mikko Ivars, cello Teemu Kauppinen, double bass Eeva Heikkilä, flute Jorma Valjakka, oboe Tuulia Yönen, clarinet Jussi Särkkä, bassoon József Hárs, horn
SUNDAY 1 APRIL 2012 Rehearsal Hall at 1 pm
Heinrich Ignaz Biber: Passacaglia 9 min
Laura Vikman, violin
6 Ernst Křenek: Four Pieces for Oboe and Piano 8 min
Päivi Kärkäs, oboe Jouko Laivuori, piano
Anton Webern: Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 5 min Sehr langsam Rasch Sehr langsam Bewegt
Pasi Eerikäinen, violin Jouko Laivuori piano
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 78 “Schöne Minka” Introduction, theme and variations 15 min
Hanna-Kaarina Heikinheimo flute Tuija Rantamäki, cello Jouko Laivuori piano
Franz Schmidt: Drei kleine Fantasiestücke for Cello and Piano 10 min Allegretto Allegretto con moto Allegretto Vivace
Timo Alanen, cello Jouko Laivuori, piano
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Balletto à 4 “Die Fechtschule” 10 min Aria 1 – Aria 2 – Sarabande – Courente – Fechtschule – Bader Aria
Laura Vikman, violin Hannu Vasara, violin Riitta-Liisa Ristiluoma, viola Jukka Rautasalo, cello Jouko Laivuori, harpsichord
7 SUNDAY 1 APRIL 2012 Rehearsal Hall at 3 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E Flat Major, Op.1 No. 1 31 min I Allegro II Adagio cantabile III Scherzo (Allegro assai) – Trio IV Finale (Presto)
Jouko Laivuori, piano Kaisa Kallinen, violin Eeva Rysä, cello
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: String Sextet, Op. 10 32 min I Moderato-Allegro II Adagio III Intermezzo (Moderato con grazia) IV Finale (Presto)
Petri Aarnio, violin Kaisa Kallinen, violin Jussi Tuhkanen, viola Martta Tolonen, viola Miika Uuksulainen, cello Eeva Rysä, cello
SUNDAY 1 APRIL 2012 Rehearsal Hall at 7 pm
Johannes Brahms: Trio for French Horn, Violin and Piano i n E Flat Major, Op. 40 29 min I Andante II Scherzo: Allegro III Adagio mesto IV Finale: Allegro con brio
Jukka Harju, horn Reeta Maalismaa, violin Jouko Laivuori, piano
INTERVAL 15 min 8 Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. posth. 163 48 min I Allegro ma non troppo II Adagio III Scherzo IV Allegretto
Taija Angervo, violin Maaria Leino, violin Ilari Angervo, viola Joel Laakso, cello Mikko Ivars, cello
MUSIC CENTRE VIENNA
Vienna has long been one of the world’s sing movement, swordsmen later bat- most undisputed centres of music. hing their wounds. It has been the home of more great composers than probably any other city on earth, and it has lent its name THE GOLDEN AGE OF to many a trend or genre. Such institu- VIENNESE CLASSICISM: tions as the Vienna Philharmonic and HAYDN, MOZART, the Vienna State Opera, which enjoy BEETHOVEN, KROMMER an almost mythical status, have further added their own special radiance to the AND HUMMEL city. Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) is often MASTERS OF THE regarded as the father of Viennese VIENNESE BAROQUE: Classicism. He compiled his Symphony No. 53, “L’Imperiale”, from pieces of ear- SCHMELZER lier works in the late 1770s. One of the most celebrated musicians Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756– employed at the courts of Ferdinand 1791) moved to Vienna in summer 1781. and Leopold was the Austrian com- His status mainly as a ‘freelancer’, i.e. poser and violinist Johann Heinrich without a regular position at court, he- Schmelzer (b. 1620–23, d. 1680). He ralded a new era among composers. wrote many ballet suites, one of which The third great Viennese Classicist, was Die Fechtschule describing in vivid Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), tones a fencing school and, in the clo- settled in Vienna in 1792, less than a
9 year after Mozart’s death. The Piano ELEGANCE IN THE REIGN Trio in E Flat is in his first published OF FRANZ JOSEPH: opus (1795) and was just the first step along a road that would radically chan- LANNER, THE STRAUSSES, ge the course of music. BRAHMS, BRUCKNER, Moravian Franz Krommer (1759– SCHMIDT 1831) was the last official court com- poser to the Habsburg emperors. He Light music was very much a feature wrote a large volume of chamber mu- of the musical charm of Vienna under sic, including the Piano Quartet publis- Emperor Franz Joseph. The Viennese hed in 1817. Waltz is inextricably linked with the Another popular master in his day musical Strauss family, but slightly be- and one renowned for his piano mu- fore them Joseph Lanner (1801–1843) sic in particular was Johann Nepomuk had already been making the dance fit Hummer (1778–1837). The core of his for the salons. The Adagio for string Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano in A quartet is a good example of his feel Major, Op. 78 consists of a set of va- for melody. riations on the Ukrainian folk song Lanner’s biggest rival as the early “Schöne Minka”. king of the Viennese Waltz was Johann Strauss Sr (1804–1849), a player in his FROM CLASSICAL TO orchestra. But they were both to be ROMANTIC: SCHUBERT, outshone by the best-known member of the Strauss dynasty, Johann Strauss SPOHR, LACHNER Jr (1825–1899). The Lagoon Waltz Chamber music gradually became (1883) is based on his operetta Eine more popular at public concerts. The Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice). Octet – one of the greatest chamber Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) was works by Franz Schubert (1797–1828) born in Hamburg but moved to Vienna. – was composed in 1824 for a concert He wrote his Trio for French Horn, by Ferdinand Troyer, a clarinettist. The Violin and Piano in E Flat Major, Op. 40 profound, monumental String Quintet soon after arriving in Vienna, in 1865. in C of 1828 was to be Schubert’s last His Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60 large-scale work. was possibly originally inspired by his Louis (Ludwig) Spohr (1784–1859) love for the pianist wife, Clara, of his was one of Schubert’s most celebra- early mentor Robert Schumann. ted contemporaries. He wrote his Six Brahms was to influence many of his German Songs, Op. 103 in 1837. He contemporaries and successors. Franz also composed a nonet for winds and Schmidt (1874–1939), for example, be- strings that many composers used as gan his career along the road mapped a model for their own works. One of out by Brahms, and in the little yout- these was Franz Lachner (1803–1890), hful Fantasias (1892) presented his who wrote his nonet in 1875 while li- own variation on the style of Brahms’s ving in Munich. Hungarian Dances.
10 TOWARDS THE FALL OF Erich Wolfgang Korngold was, like THE EMPIRE: MAHLER, Mozart and Mendelssohn, one of the greatest child prodigies in the history ZEMLINSKY, SCHÖNBERG, of music. To his father’s relief, he did WEBERN, KORNGOLD, not go as far as atonality and instead KŘENEK confined himself to a rich, late-Roman- tic style. One of the radiant chamber- One of the greatest musicians in Vienna music manifestations of this is the during the Austrian-Hungarian Empire String Sextet (1914) composed on the was Gustav Mahler (1860–1911). His eve of the First World War. core output comprised symphonies Ernst Křenek (1900–1991) was born and orchestral song cycles, and his in Vienna and is best known for his chamber music was confined mainly jazz-influenced opera Jonny spielt auf to a few youthful works. One of these (1926). In 1938 he emigrated to the is the slightly Brahms-sounding, one- United States, where he composed a movement Piano Quintet in A Minor set of four little pieces for oboe and of 1876. piano in 1966. Among the younger Viennese com- posers who in one way or another Kimmo Korhonen (abridged) came into contact with Mahler were Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871– 1942), Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951), Anton Webern (1883–1945) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957). The string sextet Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night, 1899) by Arnold Schönberg is based on a poem by Richard Dehmel in which a woman con- fesses to her lover that she is pregnant with another’s child. Verklärte Nacht was the first step along the path that led Schönberg to abandon the concept of key and, in the 1920s, to create what is known as “12-note technique”. In the music of Anton Webern the re- jection of keys led to the aphoristic, infi- nitely compressed idiom of such works as the Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 (1910). By contrast, Zemlinsky ar- rived at a completely different, large- scale and impassioned mode of expres- sion in his String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 (1913–15).
11 THE FINNISH RADIO chestra strength in the 1960s. Its previ- ous Chief Conductors have been Toivo SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Haapanen, Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Paavo Berglund, Okko Kamu, Leif Segerstam The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Jukka-Pekka Saraste. (FRSO) is the orchestra of the Finnish The latest contemporary music is Broadcasting Company (YLE). Its mis- a major item in the repertoire of the sion is to produce and promote Finnish FRSO, which each year premieres a musical culture. Its Chief Conductor number of YLE commissions. Another since 2003 has been Sakari Oramo. of the orchestra’s tasks is to record all The new Chief Conductor as of autumn Finnish orchestral music for the YLE ar- 2013 will be Hannu Lintu, following a chive. season (2012/2013) as the orchestra’s With Sakari Oramo the orches- Principal Guest Conductor. Jukka-Pekka tra has recorded music by Bartók, Saraste, now the orchestra’s Honorary Hakola, Saariaho, Respighi, Kaipainen, Conductor, was Chief Conductor 1987- Kokkonen and others, and the de- 2001 and still collaborates closely with but disc of the opera Aslak Hetta by the orchestra. Armas Launis. The FRSO disc (Ondine) The Radio Orchestra of ten players of Symphonies 3 & 5 by Nordgren won founded in 1927 grew to symphony or- the Académie Charles Cros Award in 2000, and that of Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto the BBC Music Magazine Award in 2006. That of the Sibelius and Lindberg Violin Concertos (Sony BMG) with Lisa Batiashvili as the soloist received the MIDEM Classical Award in 2008, in which year the New York Times chose the other Lindberg disc as its Record of the Year. The FRSO regularly tours to all parts of the world and has so far giv- en over 300 concerts abroad. During the 2011/2012 season its foreign en- gagements include an appearance at the prestigious Beethoven Festival in Bonn and a concert at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. All the FRSO concerts both in Finland and abroad are broadcast, usually live, on YLE Radio 1. They can also be heard the world over via the Internet (yle.fi/ rso).
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