Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, images of nature and narrative structures. Many of her works focus on human existential angst and spiritual searching and growth. Helvi Leiviskä originally completed her Piano Quartet in A major op. 1 in 1926 but revised it a decade later, in 1935. Written for the traditional piano quartet lineup (violin, viola, cello and piano), the work is in three movements and has a duration of about 25 minutes. It features religious and ecstatic imagery such as may be found in French, German or Russian neo-Romantic styles. Leiviskä's Piano Quartet is considered one of the cornerstones of her chamber music output. Its early version was premiered in two parts at student recitals of the Helsinki Music Institute (the 1st movement in 1925 and the 2nd and 3rd movements in 1926). The revised version was performed in full by Timo Mikkilä (piano), Sulo Aro (violin), Ilmo Ranta (viola) and Pentti Rautawaara (cello) on Finnish radio in 1939. The work was also on the programme of Leiviskä's second composition concert in 1945, being performed on that occasion by Jussi Jalas (piano), Erik Cronvall (violin), Erik Karma (viola) and Yrjö Selin (cello). Two commercial recordings have been released (Finlandia Classics 2012 and Telos Music 2016). It is published for the first time 2022 with an extensive foreword by Susanna Välimäki. The product includes the full score (piano part) and a set of string parts. Duration: c. 25'. Have a look inside by clicking 'sample'. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Quatuor avec Piano

Vers la fin du 19ème siècle le quatuor avec piano a été établi comme un genre à part la chambre sophistiquée musique. Il n'est donc pas surprenant que l'éditeur Fritz Simrock demandé Dvorák pour une nouvelle contribution au genre.Le Quatuor avec piano deuxième mi bémol majeur op. 87 a été composé durant l'été de 1889 au cours d'un torrent de la créativité: 'Ma tête est si pleine, si un être humain ne pouvait écrire tout cela tout de suite! [...] Il est facile de façon inattendue et les mélodies tout simplement couler vers moi. Merci à Dieu! 'Ces mots pourraient décrire le quatuor lui-même, un travail avec le ton insouciance caractéristique claire et coloration nationaliste. La principale source de cette publication était la première édition (1890). / Piano, Violon, Alto Et Violoncelle

?In the evening we played Robert?s E-Flat Major Quartet for the first time ? and I was once again truly delighted at this beautiful and so youthful work? enthused Clara Schumann in 1842. Inpreparation for this work Schumann had studied String quartets by the Viennese Classical composers. This is why all of the parts in the quartet are treated equally forming a splendid ensemble. Our edition has anextensive critical commentary on account of the difficult source situation. The fold-out page in the Cello part was designed with music practice in mind. The Piano Quartet and the Piano quintet op. 44 referred toas ?sister works? were both composed in Schumann?s ?chamber music year?. For this reason we were publishing them both in the 2006 ?Schumann Year?.

Set of parts for Piano Quartet by Poul Ruders (2015-16). Commissioned by the Bravo! Vail Music Festival Vail Colorado (2016) and Patricia Isenberg the Ocean Reef Chamber Music Festival Key Largo Florida (2017). Score available: WH32840