MASTER 9 & LAUNCESTON 5 Tognetti Vanska CRAFTED FINANCIAL PLANNING & WEALTH CREATION SOLUTIONS FRIDAY SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 7.30PM 3 SEPTEMBER 7.30PM FEDERATION CONCERT HALL & ALBERT HALL HOBART LAUNCESTON Richard Tognetti conductor, director JS BACH & violin Concerto for Two Violins Satu Vänskä violin Vivace JS BACH Largo ma non tanto Brandenburg Concerto No 3 Allegro [Allegro] Duration 16 mins Adagio (Cadenza) – HAYDN Allegro Symphony No 104, London Duration 10 mins Adagio – Allegro JS BACH (arr TOGNETTI) Andante Canons on a Goldberg Ground, Menuet (Allegro) – Trio BWV1087 Finale (Spiritoso) Duration 10 mins Duration 29 mins VASKS This concert will end at approximately Vox Amoris 9.30pm. Duration 24 mins INTERVAL Sponsored by Duration 20 mins 03 6294 0000 | UNICAWEALTH.COM.AU Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra concerts are broadcast and streamed throughout Australia and around the world by ABC Classic FM. We would appreciate your cooperation in keeping coughing to a minimum. Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off. 0086 3 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Brandenburg Concerto No 3, BWV1048 its continual “conversation” between the [Allegro] string groups. The interchangeable themes Adagio (Cadenza) – are continually tossed between the three sections while beneath them the basso Allegro continuo maintains a steady dignity. The The “Brandenburg” concertos were two Adagio chords linking the outer fast RICHARD TOGNETTI SATU VÄNSKÄ grouped together, dedicated and sent movements probably call for an improvised to the Margrave of Brandenburg by Bach in cadenza, either from the leader of the May 1721 – a carefully copied presentation violins or the continuo harpsichordist. There Richard Tognetti studied at the Sydney Satu Vänskä became Assistant Leader of manuscript headed “Six concertos with is, however, a not uncommon practice of Conservatorium with Alice Waten, in his the Australian Chamber Orchestra in 2004. several instruments”. However, these interpolating a movement from another of hometown Wollongong with William concertos were written at different times Bach’s works. Born to a Finnish family in Japan, she began Primrose, and at the Berne Conservatory and scholars still have differing opinions The last movement does approach the violin at the age of three. Her family moved (Switzerland) with Igor Ozim. He is Artistic as to exactly when each was written. manner of a violin concerto, with the Director of the Australian Chamber back to Finland in 1989 and she continued The string writing of No 3 is similar to leader taking a more independent role, many other works produced when Bach Orchestra, having been appointed Leader in her studies with Pertti Sutinen at the Lahti but the violins and violas are still divided was in the service of the court of Anhalt- 1989. He is also Artistic Director of Slovenia’s into three groups and even though all Conservatorium and the Sibelius Academy. Cöthen (1718-1721), string writing which Maribor Festival and Creative Associate the basses are now united they still have At the age of 11 she was selected for the was suited to particular players available of Classical Music for Melbourne Festival. soloistic contributions. That pleasing “wall there. Therefore, it is supposed that No 3 of sound” remains – but the wall is always Tognetti performs on period, modern and Kuhmo Violin School in Finland, where she dates from this time. The great 19th century somewhat fluid, sweeping listeners along for electric instruments. His arrangements, attended masterclasses with Ilya Grubert, Bach scholar, Philipp Spitta, started referring an exhilarating ride amongst the waves of compositions and transcriptions have Zinaida Gilels and Pavel Vernikov and had to the six concertos in shorthand by the sound. As such, this concerto can be seen as name of their dedicatee, and so they became expanded the chamber orchestra repertoire. the opportunity to perform at the Kuhmo the apotheosis of the Italian concerto grosso, As director or soloist, Tognetti has appeared known as the “Brandenburg Concertos”. with its melding of peasant dance rhythms Chamber Music Festival with the Kuhmo with international ensembles including the In No 3, although the strings are arranged in and melodic invention. But at the same time, Handel & Haydn Society (Boston), Hong Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. From 1997 to three groups of equal strength, the writing it paves the way toward the string serenades Kong Philharmonic, and Camerata Salzburg. 2001 she was a pupil of Ana Chumachenco for each instrument is virtuosic at times. of Mendelssohn and Tchaikovksy, with its great exploration of string colours, harmonic He conducted Mozart’s Mitridate for the at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich. The density of texture creates a “wall of daring and the fragmentary use of themes. Sydney Festival and gave the Australian sound”, quite different from the other This led to performances with the Munich five concertos in the set. Indeed, Baroque première of Ligeti’s Violin Concerto with the Adapted from a note by David Garrett Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony cellist and scholar Nikolaus Harnoncourt © 2000 Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Collaborators commented that he knows of “no other across many disciplines include Dawn Orchestra, at the Tuusulanjärvi Festival and collection of instrumental compositions The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra first Upshaw, Jack Thompson, Katie Noonan Festivo Aschau. In 2000 Satu Vänskä was in which the individual works have less performed this work with conductor Kenneth and Michael Leunig. In 2003 Tognetti was a prize-winner of the “Deutsche Stiftung in common with each other than the Murison Bourn in Hobart on 1 September 1949 Brandenburg Concertos.” It is certainly the and, most recently, with Alexander Shelley in co-composer for Peter Weir’s film Master Musikleben”. From 2001 she played under Devonport and Hobart on 17 and 19 September and Commander: The Far Side of the World, case that every other concerto in the set 2009. the auspices of Yehudi Menuhin’s Live Music performing on the soundtrack and tutoring has significant solo contributions from wind, strings or harpsichord. Number 3 seems to its star, Russell Crowe. Other film work Now Foundation. She performs regularly as be either a concerto grosso or a work for includes The Red Tree and Tom Carroll’s lead violin and soloist with the ACO, and three string choirs, though the first violin Horrorscopes. Non-ACO recordings include features in a variety of roles at festivals with does take a lead in setting the themes Bach’s solo violin repertoire. Passionate the ACO in Australia, Niseko and Maribor. and has significant solo work in the third about music education, Tognetti established In 2011 she became the custodian of the movement. the ACO’s Education and Emerging Artists only Stradivarius violin in Australia – the This concerto is the most “symphonic” of the programs. He performs on a 1743 Guarneri Brandenburgs, but at the same time harks del Gesù violin, lent to him by an anonymous magnificent 1728/29 violin on loan from the back to the traditions of consort music, with Australian private benefactor. ACO’s Instrument Fund. 4 5 _ JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (arr TOGNETTI) PETERIS VASKS (born 1946) (14) Canons on the first eight fundamental bass clef at the other end, an instruction that Vox amoris – fantasy for violin and string notes of the Goldberg Variations, BWV1087 the second part is to be played backwards orchestra I Canon simplex (in retrograde). The heading all’ roverscio (II) “Most people today no longer possess II all’ roverscio means that the subject is turned upside beliefs, love and ideals. The spiritual down (inversion) and played against its dimension has been lost. My intention is III Beede vorigen Canones zugleich, motu inverted retrograde. (III) Motu recto e recto e contrario to provide food for the soul and this is contrario means to play the original subject what I preach in my works.” IV motu contrario e recto against its inversion. (IV) Motu contrario e V Canon duplex à 4 voci recto means to play the inversion of the Like Arvo Pärt, _Giya Kancheli or Sofia VI Canon simplex über besagtes Fundament subject and the inversion of that inversion. Gubaidulina, Peteris Vasks is a composer whom the West has only come to know since à 3 voci The Canon Duplex à 4 Voci (V) combines the demise of the Soviet Union. Son of a VII Idem à 3 voci the original ground and its inversion, plus a new melody and its inversion in canon. Baptist minister, Vasks studied in his native VIII Canon simplex à 3, il soggetto in Alto Other highlights include the Canon in unisono Latvia and in Lithuania before embarking on a career as an orchestral double bassist prior IX Canon in unisono post semifusam à 3 voci post semifusam à 3 Voci (IX), with the voices _ to turning to composition. PETERIS VASKS X Alio modo, per syncopationes et per chasing each other at the tiny gap of the ligaturas à 2 voci semiquaver, generating a scintillating texture. Vasks’s music displays an array of influences, from modernist aleatoric techniques to The composition, consisting of one single XI Canon duplex übers Fundament à 5 voci It’s hard to speak about the music of Bach very personal reflections on his homeland movement, starts with a muted string XII Canon duplex über besagte without resorting either to mysticism or and the spirit and identity of its people. tremolo. Then the solo violin appears – Fundamental-Noten à 5 voci academic jargon, so powerful is the blend Although his works are frequently given searching, asking, until it blossoms in a of heart, faith and mind that animate his XIII Canon triplex à 6 voci programmatic titles, they are inspired, not broad melody which is supported by a XIV Canon à 4 voci per augmentationem et works. The 11th canon was known before the by simple tone-painting intentions, but by gentle orchestral accompaniment.