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The scores used in this study are Jean Pierre Rampal’s edition for flute 1 and David Oistrakh’s edition for violin 2 . Both scores were published by International Music Company. 1 Aram Khachaturian, “Concerto for Flute and Piano,” ed. Jean-Pierre Rampal, (New York: International Music Company). 2 Aram Khachaturian, “Concerto for Violin and Piano,” ed. David Oistrakh, (New York: International Music Company). vi
Introduction to the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Aram Khachaturian composed his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in 1940 for David Oistrakh, who gave its premiere. Oistrakh popularized the work by making a recording which allowed it to be known to musicians all over the world during the early years of the Second World War. 3 The piece was then successfully transcribed by flutist, Jean-Pierre Rampal in 1968 after a conversation with the composer. 4 The premiere performance of the Violin Concerto was on November 16, 1940, in Moscow, conducted by Alexander Gauk. While Khachaturian was composing the concerto, Oistrakh contributed immensely to its writing. Khachaturian finished the concerto in a mere two months and described the writing of the concerto for Oistrakh as a “great responsibility.” 5 He also stated: We made many corrections in details and nuances during the rehearsals . . . in one place we even added a mute; everything was decided on the spot on Oistrakh’s suggestion. Oistrakh often came to my home before the Concerto was published and we would carefully go through the violin score, noting many details; many pages of the score still contain his interesting suggestions. 6 The melodies in the concerto are based almost entirely from Armenian ideas, including scalar patterns, modal bases, and rich ornamentations and melismas known as sherakans. The 3 Robert Matthew-Walker, “Aram Khachaturian: A Centenary Tribute to an Armenian Master,” Musical Opinion (2003) http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.csun.edu/docview/1121069/fulltextPDF?source=fedsrch&accountid=7285 (accessed Oct. 12, 2011). 4 Stewart Spencer, Notes to Khachaturian, Concerto Pour Flüte et Orchestre, Germany 2292-45839-2. 5 Jae Won (Noella) Jung, “Jascha Heifetz, David Oistrakh, Joseph Szigeti: Their Contributions to the Violin Repertoire of the Twentieth Century,” (PhD dissertation, The Florida State University, 2007). 6 Jae Won (Noella) Jung, “Jascha Heifetz, David Oistrakh, Joseph Szigeti: Their Contributions to the Violin Repertoire of the Twentieth Century,” (PhD dissertation, The Florida State University, 2007). 1
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