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warm, serene loveliness. Moving to Csharp minor, the second movement is
a gracefully spinning waltz. Somewhat
surprisingly, its middle or trio section
is more passionate, more emotionally
complex, and — despite moving to a
major key — darker in mood.
In a Vivace tempo, the third movement is a high-spirited Scherzo, whose
principal theme is chased in canon between the instruments. A lyrical ascending melody calms its vigorous dance,
and a soaring trio section also provides
luscious contrast.
Loveliest of all is the wonderful
fourth-movement Larghetto in A
major: a dreaming nocturne that exploits the richness of string colors to the
fullest. Its quick-silver middle section
resembles Mendelssohn’s fairy music in
his A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The Allegro vivace finale is the most
rhythmically and thematically playful of
the five movements. It is calmed briefly
during the development section by a
return of the Larghetto’s beautiful theme
in the cellos. But the most important
reprise is that of the first movement’s
serene theme, which brings the Serenade
to a satisfying full-circle close.
Instrumentation: Strings only.
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Variations on a Rococo Theme
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2013-2014 CONCERT SEASON
Born in Votkinsk, Russia, May 7, 1840; died in
St. Petersburg, Russia, November 6, 1893
SUNDAYS AT 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT
Featuring members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Rec
The year 1876 was one of low spirits for
Tchaikovsky. Restless and irritable, he
traveled about Europe in search of the
creative muse. The first work he finally
wrote late in the year, the tempestuous
tone poem Francesca da Rimini, reflected his mood, but the one that followed
in December, Variations on a Rocco
Theme for cello and orchestra, certainly
did not. For in this lovely work the
composer retreated to the 18th-century
world of his favorite composer Mozart
and the quality of balance it always
gave his spirit. “I don’t just like Mozart,
I idolize him,” he wrote a little later to
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