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PREVIEW Tucson Symphony Orchestra MASTERWORKS CONCERT

PROGRAM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto Richard Strauss: Duet-Concertino Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 José Luis Gomez, conductor Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon Dario Brignoli, clarinet 2 & 3 October 2021 Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium ========== All composers, especially a great master at peak of her/his creative powers, will occasionally compose music which rises above their own high standards, reaching beyond their own tendencies. Such as the case with Johannes Brahms Third Symphony. BEETHOVEN'S LONG SHADOW Under the weight of expectations that his compositional career would rival that of Beethoven, Brahms spent 21 years from start to finish, composing his First Symphony. His Second was composed in less than one year. Six years later, then well established as a great musical master, he composed his Third Symphony in one Summer. Known for exploring and delineating the inner life of the human experience, including rather dark moments, his Third Symphony burst