Drama abounds in Shostakovich’s score for The Great Citizen, a fictionalized biopic about a Bolshevik hero. In his Third Symphony, Prokofiev recycles music from his yet-to-be-staged supernatural opera, The Fiery Angel. Walton’s searing and sumptuous Viola Concerto polarized early listeners but ended up launching his career. Gustavo Gimeno conducts with Principal Viola Jonathan Vinocour as soloist.
Inspirations: Film/Classical
Gustavo Gimeno (Photo: Anne Dokter)
Playlist
Dmitri Shostakovich: Funeral March from The Great Citizen (Part 2), Opus 55
William Turner Walton: Viola Concerto
Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Opus 44
