It is a work of extreme contrasts in which very deep, infernal passages are juxtaposed with extremely high, celestial episodes. She wrote her first, offertorium, in the 1980s for gidon kremer, one of her most ardent supporters, whose advocacy brought her to wide prominence in the west, and it remains the work for which she is best known. Annesophie mutter and the london symphony orchestra recorded her second violin concerto in tempus praesens under valery gergiev. The premiere of the second violin concerto, in tempus praesens, which gubaidulina wrote for the violinist annesophie mutter as a commission for the paul sacher foundation, followed a year later at the lucerne festival. Gubaidulina, s glorious percussion in tempus praesens. Ive not always felt empathy for all of gubaidulina s work but this is an exceptional score, summed up by thea derks in the booklet note as a work of extreme contrasts in which very deep.
Her 80 th birthday in 2011 was commemorated by many organizations worldwide, including a series of three weeklong gubaidulina festivals in kasan, hanover, and moscow. Sofia gubaidulina in tempus praesens 2007 3245 is an absolutely stunning new violin concerto. Gubaidulinas instrumental palette here is vivid and darkhuedthe orchestra is stripped of violins, the better to throw a spotlight on the soloistand her rhetoric is gripping. Gubaidulina s in tempus praesens receives its worldpremiere recording. In a single movement running for about 32 minutes, it shows the composers concern to make a direct and immediate impact, avoiding complicated materials but using very expansive forms. In tempus praesens gubaidulina,sofia artist format. Dutch violinist simone lamsma, whose few recordings have been of romantic or lateromantic works, now ventures into contemporary repertoire with gubaidulina s extraordinarily evocative concerto, in tempus praesens. For gubaidulina, music was an escape from the sociopolitical atmosphere of soviet russia. It is a piece which, in the words of the composer, is about time and the present and sophia, the goddess of wisdom. In tempus praesens concerto for violin and orchestra. Gubaidulina, s glorious percussion in tempus praesens gluzman, glorious percussion, lucerne symphony, nott bi 1752.
Christian thielemann and gidon kremer digital concert hall. And they can make a kind of generalized shape, the shape of a pyramid, for example. Commissioned by annesophie mutter and premiered by her in 2008, in tempus praesens has won for itself a place in the repertoire as secure as sofia gubaidulina s first violin concerto, offertorium. Mutters performance of this stunning piece, undoubtedly one of the finest violin concertos to emerge in the past 30 years, is absolutely mesmerising. Conductor and bruckner specialist christian thielemann also presented the composers mass in f minor, a monumental work. Tempus praesens in english, translation, latinenglish. In tempus praesens by sofia gubaidulina 1931 sheet. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This second violin concerto was a further bombshell and, just like offertorium, the work then embarked on a triumphal procession around international. Well, having missed steve reichs 75th birthday by one day, i realized with alarm a few minutes ago that october 24, 2011 marks the 80th birthday of another composer who has been featured heavily on this blog sofia gubaidulina. Composed by sofia gubaidulina 1931 and arvo part 1935. For gubaidulina, a metaphor for the present simultaneously stands for variety in unity. In tempus praesens for the present time sofia gubaidulina. Its creation has been depicted in jan schmidtgarres film sophia biography of a violin concerto.
Biography of a violin concerto with gubaidulina and mutter on this very composition. Annesophie mutters new recording combines the popularity of bach with the radiance and intensity of the contemporary composer sophia gubaidulina. In 2007 her second violin concerto in tempus praesens was performed at the lucerne festival by annesophie mutter. Annesophie mutter has lost no time in recording the violin concerto written for her by sofia gubaidulina in 200607. Since 1992, gubaidulina has lived in hamburg, germany. Mutter had recorded bachs concertos 25 years earlier with salvatore accardo and. In tempus praesens is certainly one of gubaidulina s most striking and impressive works of recent years. In tempus praesens is one of those works that exhilarate the listener so that you want to immediately go back and hear it all over again. Gubaidulina s second violin concerto, in tempus praesens, includes material built around the numbers three and one, important to the composer as theyre derived from the sacred trinity. Bis records gubaidulina in tempus praesensglorious. The integral experiencing of this pyramidal form produces lasting present time. In thursdays masterful performance, in tempus praesens came off as a work of gritty, mysterious force.
Annesophie mutter and philharmonic at avery fisher hall. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This is already the third recording of a fervent and gripping work, and simone lamsma is a more than worthy successor to mutter. As always with this composer, the music is intimately connected to her religious and philosophical beliefs. Half the repertoire is extremely familiar bachs solo violin concertos in a minor and e major and half is totally unfamiliar sofia gubaidulinas concerto for violin and orchestra called in tempus prasens. Sofia gubaidulina was born in chistopol in the tatar republic of the soviet union in 1931.
Dutch violinist simone lamsma, whose few recordings have been of romantic or lateromantic works, now ventures into contemporary repertoire with gubaidulinas extraordinarily evocative concerto, in tempus praesens. The programme included sofia gubaidulina s violin concerto in tempus praesens, in which a spiritual and filigree solo part meets a powerful orchestral sound. Sofia gubaidulina s in tempus praesens was written for annesophie mutter and has been recorded by her on the deutsche grammophon label. After instruction in piano and composition at the kazan conservatory, she studied composition with nikolai peiko at the moscow conservatory, pursuing graduate studies there under vissarion shebalin. Gubaidulina s first violin concerto, in tempus praesens unfolds in a continuous stream just over a halfhour long, permeated with somber silences and prone to. John passion for soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, two mixed choirs, organ and large orchestra lyricists. In tempus praesens is certainly one of gubaidulinas most striking and impressive works of recent years. The episode of ritual sacrifice stands at the pinnacle of the pyramid of in tempus praesens. But stay tuned for the contemporary work on the bill, a fervent and gripping concerto, in tempus praesens, by russian composer sofia gubaidulina. Violin concerto in tempus praesens annesophie mutter trondheim soloists london symphony orchestra valery gergiev play on tidal or open in our desktop app. This makes richly imaginative use of a large orchestra including wagner tuba and amplified harpsichord, and in this live performance casts its spell under the baton of reinbert. Promised long ago to annesophie mutter by sofia gubaidulina, it was finally finished in 20062007, and premiered at the lucerne festival in august 2007, performed by mutter and the berlin philharmoniker with simon rattle conducting.
Complete your bach gubaidulina annesophie mutter collection. Posts about in tempus praesens written by peter bannister. In tempus praesens in the present time concerto for. It was only in 2007, eight years after sachers death, that gubaidulina completed in tempus praesens, which was given its premiere by mutter at the lucerne festival. Sofia asgatovna gubaidulina was born on october 24, 1931, in chistopol, in the tatar republic. In the violin concerto in tempus praesens the numbers 1 and 3 derived from the holy trinity play an important role, as well as the concept of sophia, implying divine wisdom and the creative power of. This is also anne sophie mutters first bach recording for deutsche grammophon. In tempus praesens, written in 2007, is sofia gubaidulina s second violin concerto. Since 1992, sofia gubaidulina has lived in hamburg, germany. At the climax of in tempus praesens, the powerful new violin concerto by the russian composer sofia gubaidulina that had its north american premiere in davies symphony hall on thursday night. Cc72681 violin concerto no 1 op 77 in tempus praesens. After almost a decade, gidon kremer returned to the berliner philharmoniker with this concert from 2016. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.