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PENDERECKI Cadenza for Solo Viola (1984)

Krzysztof Penderecki Cadenza for Solo Viola (1984) Lento | 00:00 Vivace | 03:11 Tempo I | 05:13 Hae Sue Lee, viola This week’s theme is “Music for One.” We couldn’t think of any more appropriate musical metaphor for this period of self-isolation than the solo instrumentalist performing on stage alone. The pieces we’ve selected this week exemplify not only the solitary performer, but the empathy, connection, and personal expression we’ve seen develop in our communities during this difficult time. We’d also like to dedicate this week to the composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who died on March 29. His passing marked the loss of not only one of the most revered composers of our time, but an iconic figure in the entire history of music. Penderecki was Curtis’s composer in residence in 2013–14, and his Cadenza for Solo Viola is the first featured piece this week. A musical “cadenza” is usually a free-form part of a larger work, reserved for a performer to showcase technical virtuosity and emotional range. Often in concertos for soloist and orchestra, the cadenza is the point where the orchestra rests and the soloist is left alone to shine. Cadenzas are can be improvisatory, as well–or at least their style may convey the feeling that the performer is composing on the spot, extemporaneously. Penderecki’s Cadenza for Solo Viola is all of the above, except that it’s a stand-alone work. He wrote it in 1984, soon after his Viola Concerto, and both pieces share many of the same compositional ingredients. The Cadenza begins with a two-note sighing melodic motive, a seed of musical material that Penderecki nurtures and grows throughout the piece. As the music twists and turns, Penderecki takes full advantage of the viola’s ability to play both droning chords and expressive, singing melodies. The piece ends on the two notes it started with, completing a circular journey—one that has taken us through a rising series of energetic musical moments to quietly arrive in the same place it began. —David Serkin Ludwig Performed Wednesday October 31, 2018 in Field Concert Hall, Philadelphia, PA https://www.curtis.edu