Ana Lavander

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Publication Date

11-28-2007

Year of Release

2007

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Ana Maria Lavander, violin

Accompanied by Yeşim Dikener, piano

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music Education. Ms. Lavander is a student in the violin studio of Dr. Elizabeth Reed Smith.

Program Notes

Mozart’s Violin Sonata in G Major, K.301 is one of the six sonatas for keyboard and violin (K. 301-06). It was composed in 1778 in Mannheim and published in Paris, at a time when the pianoforte was a relatively new invention and keyboard pieces were often played by the harpsichord. With the emerging desire to enhance the melodies due to the instrument’s in ability to sustain notes and use dynamics the violin line added a singing quality to the melodies, leading to the creation of the genre utilizing a more prominent keyboard part with violin accompaniment. Mozart’s early sonatas, with the exception of K.306, each have only two movements.

Tchaikovsky composed his Sérénade Mélancolique for violin and orchestra in 1875 and dedicated the piece to Hungarian violinist Leopold Auer. However, the piece was premiered the following year by another violinist, Adolf Brodsky, who later also premiered Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto. The piece begins with a melancholy introduction, as the title suggests, followed by an uplifting middle section and ending with the recapitulation of the original theme.

This is the centennial year of the birth of Guarnieri. The Brazilian composer, conductor and music teacher was an important figure in the Brazilian national school. He was a prolific composer, leaving over 700 works in all the major genres. His international career includes appearances with major orchestras in Europe and the United States, and he won numerous prizes for his compositions. Composed in 1941 as a short symphonic piece and later transcribed for violin and piano, Encantamento (Enchantment) was dedicated to Charles Seeger and became especially popular.

Known for his intense and unique playing style, smooth tone, expressive phrasing and vibrato on each notes, Fritz Kreisler was one of the greatest violinists of his time. Born in Vienna, he performed extensively in the US, eventually moving to New York and becoming an American citizen. He composed numerous pieces for the violin, many of them in the style of earlier composers, as well a short encore pieces such as Syncopation.

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Arts and Humanities | Fine Arts | Music | Music Performance

Marshall University Music Department Presents a Senior Recital, Ana Maria Lavander, violin

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