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

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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 bursts the emotional bounds of anything he had previously written. Yes, the intensity and introspection are still present and dominant, yet a flood of pure joy and a full affirmation of life pours from this music, raising its stature from a work of fine craftsmanship, to an all-time epic of musical expression.

ALL THE PARTS, THEY ARE WORKING

Brahms' skill at weaving multiple lines and sonorities together, from all sections of the orchestra, touching, highlighting, and flying with every possible emotion surge, as well as reflective pools of repose, are all on full display here. The demands on all of the orchestra players are extremely high, as is the conductor's vision and skill in fashioning both the myriad of details and the broad, striking architectural structure.

Also featured will be Estonian bassoon virtuoso, Martin Kuuskmann, TSO's own brilliant clarinetist, Dario Brignoli.

Don't be square; be there!

~ Steven Gendel

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