Ronald Patterson, Violinist; Brooks Smith, Pianist

Program Notes
(continued)

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I ½Φ⅞xι⅛0rm. ' Early 1 Sth-century ears were a nικcustπmed to the fact that the vk^tn^,fi-
S∣<W introduction in A major is immediately turned to Ihemniorby the piano, mid She
original key is not heard again ιifi'1il the third nhweuιeπt. The fiery presto that follows
served os the Imsis far a novella by Tolitoy, Thé Kreutzer Sonata, in which a Iiiisbmfit
murders his wife due in pari to pissions a⅛m>sed hÿ_ the music.

The second movement if a classical set of theme and variations, providing on
excellent foil fa the preceding movement. Beeihiroen intended the third Iwvemfilt lobe
part Ofawthersonala Юр. 3Ü, Na. l)_r but decided it was tw brilliant for that wrk and
transferred- it Io the present sonata. Because its two subjects are similar in their
bouncing 6 3 rhythm, Beethoven occasionally inserts a quiet passage in duple meter to
I     gup rd against rhythmic monotony. The movement is a satisfying close fυ this brilliant

к daOrSanata.

Ronald Patterson

In October 1974 Rice University's Shepherd School of Music was delighted to
attnounce the formation of its first resident professional 'pfif⅛wiιιg group, the
SħφflbιH- String Quartet, of which Ronald Patterson, concertmaster of the Honsion
Symphony Orchestra, will be the first violinist. Acknowledged as e.ueof the
outstanding young Vkdiuists 111 the country, Patterson ι.<nfso и brilliant teacher. He
will pravh⅛ IiidTeidital instruction and coaching in chamber music and orchestral
Stuies lυ Shepherd School Sltidenls hi addition to life performing dtιfιes with Ihe
Qubrtet mid with the Symphony=

Ptdlcrsvn attended the A*91βr Music School (1960-b4t and the University
Soiilhem Cnliforniu ( 1962-64).mid studied with Jasche Heiirtc for Two years
fl^64 63).

He kc fθɪ tht∙ Hcmshm Symphony as Coycertmazwr ιιι 19~2, coming from that
posif{ott_ι with the 'Denver Symphony. In 1964, at the age o∣ 21, he became the
youngest CmiCiwtmaster in any metrυfviitaιι orchestra in America when he uⁱtls
chosen for that post ιviih the Greater Minin! Philharmonic, hi 1970, he геон Ihc
CeritfiaiJe of .Mer∕f in the FouHh hιtenιatiouaJ Tchaikovsky Competition hi
Moscow.

Brooks Smith

Bnvl= Smith is AfeisinizinfflJrznasirimi. mι<∙ ⅛i⅛∣∙ ιzιnsi c∣tιiw√∣≡! mid ιt∙i⅛jy
retφκt∣gi aι^.vm∕vιj.i=t< ι>ι fh_t∙ ceuιιtn∣. Femerli/ a <tteiιιlwr υ∣ Ike tnenlfy of fhε∙
Lo=Ini Scivnlof Musk, !ιt!ιasreceιιilι∣lw,vι∣ιe∣ιft'ιliΛed ιcillι liιeSdιooiφfM∣ι=ic
■:<t f∕n^, IMversity of Soiitlueru Cι>Hfvrπ,∣ι. He is the regular ,κco∣ιι∣Mm5lvf ∣ιtsιiι∣ι
Heifete, ιι>ifh rt⅛⅛w Paitersfm stutlκ<i. ■

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