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now richly harmonized and melodically
embellished. The buildup to the soloist’s
first entrance is one of the most exciting
in the repertoire: a whirling string
ostinato topped by a rising, syncopated
line in the woodwinds. The soloist lives
up to the excitement in an extended
rhapsody that shows off his command
of the violin’s range, agility and multiple-
stopped chords. Brahms saves his best
tune for later: a mellow, arching waltz
melody launched by the soloist. Finally,
notice the dreamlike coda that follows
the final solo cadenza (composed by
Joachim). Here, the violin meditates
gently on the first theme over slow-
moving harmonies before accelerating
to a heroic cadence.
Lyrical melody rules the F-major
slow movement. The woodwinds, led
by a solo oboe singing one of Brahms’
most beautiful melodies, are answered
by the strings and led by the soloist.
Ironically, the violinist never gets to
play that wonderful oboe tune but
instead rhapsodizes on it in a series of
high-flying variations. After a ruefully
passionate episode in the distant key of
F-sharp minor, the violin and oboe are
united for the movement’s close.
Machismo dominates the finale in
an exhilarating gypsy-rondo dance.
Brahms spent his late teens as an
accompanist to the flamboyant
Hungarian violinist Eduard Rémenyi
and developed a lifelong fondness
for the fire of gypsy music. Here he
combines those early memories and
his love of intricate rhythmic cross-
play to create a blazing finish for
violinist and orchestra.
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Mark Huang
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