SKU: BT.EMBZ14879

Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000) was one of Hungary smost decisively important 20th-century composers.His musical profile combined Hungarian folkmusic, classical traditions, the melodiousness of the Mediterranean, and twelve-tone technique.

Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000) war einer der bedeutendsten ungarischen Komponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er studierte Cello bei Leó Weiner und Albert Siklós sowie in Rom bei Ottorino Respighi. Bis 1965 unterrichtete er Cello und Komposition an mehrerennamhaften Hochschulen in Ungarn. Die zahlreichen Kompositionen von Farkas in verschiedenen Schwierigkeitsgraden sind eine Bereicherung für das Cello-Repertoire.

SKU: HL.14028556

ISBN 9788759852446. 8.5x11.75x0.065 inches. English.

This composition was written quickly in a matter of days, however the composer describes the longer process of writing the piece as unconscious preparation. There are opposite elements on display within the piece, fragile coloristic passages give birth to energetic events with clear rhythmic and melodic charachter. More sharpely focused figures pass through different transformations then finally merge back to less dynamic but no less intensive filigration. In bringing these compositional elements together and by forcing opposite modes of expression, the composer has aimed to force the listener to stretch their own sensibility. Work for Cello and Electronics which was premiered by Anssi Karttunen at the Musica Nova Festival, Bremen in May 1988.

SKU: BT.MUSM570366453

English.

'Brice Catherin, a cellist and a composer exploring the notion of the one-man-band concept, commissioned this work; this composition was subsequently the result of our collaboration. My aim has been to create a work where the cellist produces sounds using his full body: his hands (employing a variety of extended techniques on the Cello and external objects), his feet, his mouth (singing and playing the harmonica and flexible tube) and even his face on one occasion to muffle the strings. There are two central themes in the work: virtuosity and theatre, both strong, frequent features of my compositional oeuvre. After several meetings and experimentation with Brice, I chose asetup that enhances the musical scope without visually cluttering the stage. I am also using a rather unusual scordatura that not only changes the timbre of the instrument itself, but also helps create unique soundscapes that blend together with the sounds from the spring drums, the human voice (whistling, groans and other effects), a singing bowl, a harmonica and a flexible tube among others. The work is entitled Emmelia and there are two reasons for this: Emmelia derives from the prefix en (in) and the noun melos (harmony), thus meaning in harmony. The composition is structured and developed in clearly defined sections (noisy, harmonious, distorted, etc.), based on information revealed by a spectral analysis of an F1 spectrum on the cello (tuned a fifth below low C), played and recorded using a variety of attacks and triggering objects and methods. Emmelia is also the name of my baby daughter, who has been my constant inspiration since she was born.' - Evis Sammoutis.

SKU: HL.14035889

ISBN 9788759859285. English-Danish.

I - Lento
II - Imposante
III - Andante

Programme Note

In my early television remembrance I recall a broadcast with Samuel Beckett, one of the fathers of the absurd play and drama. At one time Beckett looked the viewer (the camera) in the eye and said:'What! - is the Word'. I have not since been able to forget it, obviously, having borrowed this ambiguous sentence as title for this short cello sonata.

The fact that it is conceived as a unity is obvious from the fact that the two outer movements are closely related. The long, immediately recognizable melodic line which dominates the first movement appears in the third movement aswell, first in an inverted version and then almost identical to its original appearance, only shorter.
In contrast, the middle movement is a fast one, constantly and intensely on the move, with many changes of pulse and meters, as well as large melodic leaps. And while the outer movements each are composed as a single melodic line, the middle movement makes extensive use of the cello as a polyphonic instrument employing lots of chords, double stops and flageolet effects.

Per Norgard (2010).

SKU: HL.48010854

UPC: 073999876154. 8.25x11.75x0.051 inches.

Various ensemble performances are possible using one first part with second violin, viola, cello and/or piano. The first string parts duplicate the melodic material Contents: Menuetto and Trio (Mozart) * Ballet Music (Schubert) * A Pair of Hornpipes (Traditional) * Watchman's Song (Grieg) * Siciliana (Stanley) * Variations on a Russian Theme (Beethoven) * Waltz (von Weber) * Bonnie Dundee Variations (Nelson) * Rigaudon 1 (Rameau) * Rigaudon 2 (Rameau).