Création 26/08/2015 - Sion (Suisse) - Finale du Concours International de violon Tibor Varga - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Commanditaire Concours International de violon Tibor Varga Notice Le futurisme italien fut, au début du XXe siècle, le premier véritable mouvement d'avant-garde qui, en Europe, refusa l'art dans sa totalité, décréta l'abolition du passé et prétendit rénover tous les aspects de la vie humaine en cherchant à exprimer la nature et les problèmes du monde moderne. Le mouvement fut inauguré par Marinetti en 1909, suivi un an plus tard du manifeste de la peinture futuriste signé par Giacomo Balla, Carlo Carrà, Umberto Boccioni et Luigi Russolo. La bataille futuriste, qui mobilisa le vif de l'art italien de 1910 à 1916, naquit d'une violente polémique contre la tradition figurative et la conception de l'image-spectacle. La philosophie futuriste, nourrie d'élan vital, d'utopie machiniste et d'ardeur dionysiaque entendait dynamiter la culture antiquaire de l'Italie officielle. Marinetti exalte la vitesse, le mouvement, le bruit, la guerre. Mais aussi la pulsion, la déraison, la transgression, le débridement des ambitions et des désirs humains. Le caractère novateur et visionnaire du futurisme italien fut toutefois passablement terni par ses imprécations et ses fourvoiements politiques. Laissant de côté l'orientation réactionnaire du mouvement et son esprit de clocher extrémiste, on retiendra, parmi les traits les plus originaux du futurisme pictural, la recherche de la représentation du mouvement, avant l'invention du cinéma et avant l'art cinétique. S'inspirant des séquences photographiques d'Eadward Muybridge et de la chronophotographie d'Etienne-Jules Marey, les futuristes italiens sont parvenus à un incontestable degré de réussite dans le domaine proprement plastique. Le processus du devenir est représenté comme tel, et se déploie selon des lignes de force et des formes en croissance. La couleur est également saisie dans son dynamisme, avec ses foyers et ses aires de diffusion. Dans Le mani del violinista, une huile sur toile de 1912 aujourd'hui à Londres, Giacomo Balla s'est également livré à un exercice de synesthésie, cherchant à transposer en images un processus qui fait appel à d'autres modalités sensorielles. Le geste du violoniste, le placement de l'instrument à hauteur d'épaule, les mouvements combinés de la main et du bras, l'écartement et l'échelle d'appui des doigts de la main gauche, la mise en vibration des cordes, l'élan et le rebondissement de l'archet, sa vivacité et son exactitude, tous ces facteurs qui d'ordinaire demeurent imperceptibles et indissociables sont ainsi décomposés, puis réunis et rendus en une impression unique. Les mouvements successifs de la main et les morsures d'archet se séparent selon des procédés pointillistes, puis s'assemblent en une séquence accélérée et se lient dans le même fondu qui restitue l'unité et les inflexions de la tension musculaire. Ce qui est donné à voir n'est pas une illustration réaliste ni une nomenclature des possibilités instrumentales mais un condensé des allures de l'exécution transcendante, montrant les réflexes d'une main rompue au mécanisme de son instrument. Ma propre version musicale de la toile de Giacomo Balla s'inspire des caractères de cette vision futuriste de l'art. La virtuosité même de l'instrumentiste, son habileté d'exécutant, est ici expressément représentée comme un art de l'art. La partition porte une attention aigüe à la technique spécifique de l'effet sonore, à la justesse du geste instrumental dans la dépense de l'archet et la souplesse des déplacements. La grande école des violonistes consistait à faire disparaître le manteau rugueux des aspérités naturelles de l'instrument sous une surface lisse et parfaite de sonorités épurées. Ce grand art évolue aujourd'hui sous la pression d'une esthétique contemporaine plus sensible au grain, aux effets de texture voire aux effets raboteux de l'archet. Un autre type de virtuosité se fait jour, qui intègre les coups d'archets, les accents, les sons dénaturés, dans une sorte de formalisme instrumental pris au second degré. Les interférences entre les différents modes de jeu importent plus désormais que leur intégration dans une sonorité optimale. Cet art insatiable ne recherche plus la magnificence mais l'épreuve. La partition se divise en trois grandes parties. La première est une cadence confiée au soliste, centrée sur les accords, la rythmique et les enjambements d'une articulation qui ne se plie pas aux divisions métriques de la mesure. La seconde partie est l'enfer des violonistes et met aux prises, parmi toutes les cordes de l'orchestre, des figures contrapuntiques hachées, heurtées et contrastées. La troisième partie est davantage tournée vers des études d'équilibre de sonorités, dont la cohérence est délicate à obtenir car les notes se situent dans des registres extrêmes ou paradoxaux. Le soliste est confronté à un type nouveau de virtuosité, celui des sons harmoniques - groupes d'harmoniques naturels ou artificiels. Commande du Concours International de Violon Tibor Varga Sion Valais, la partition est écrite pour l'Edition 2015 de ce Concours. L'oeuvre est dédiée à Enzo Restagno. Hugues Dufourt

Violin instruction for each song is completely compatible with popular classical violin methods. Par KEEFE JOANNE / MITCHELL KEVIN M.. Includes standards such as 'Ain't Misbehavin,'” jazz classics such as Horace Silver's 'Song for My Father,” and 'Orange Colored Sky,” which Nat King Cole made famous. Violin instruction for each song is pedagogically compatible with popular classical violin methods. At least one piece for each 1-5 level, including two duets - and there's even a jazzy Christmas medley. Note-for-note piano accompaniment and score written out for each song. Audio recording by master violinist and jazz recording star Jeremy Cohen (of Quartet San Francisco fame) performing each piece to piano accompaniment. Piano accompaniment-only tracks also included for students to practice to. Simple, easy to understand introduction to improvisation section allows students to explore basic jazz concepts - invaluable! / Méthode / Recueil / Violon

Music of Spain and South America for Violin by Allan Alexander contains 44 pieces which can be played solo or with a chord instrument. This great collection includes music from the Spain and South America. Most of the pieces have been extended with variations, which make the tunes a more suitable length for performances and are a lot of fun for the violinist to play. Every tune in the book is included on the digitally mastered CD. Though the tunes are very effective as solo material, Allan chose to record them with violinist Elena Rojas. Elena has given a skillful, delightful performance of the music and Allan has rendered the chords artfully. The result is a reallylovely CD; listening will be a pleasure. For the player who is new to music of Spain and South America, the recording will give insights into the melodies, and it will allow the violinist who has no access to a chord instrument to hear and play along with the guitar as the violin part can be turned down by fading one channel. For those who know some of these wonderful tunes, it will be a joy to have the music and hear them played by two musicians who obviously love to play this music together. The CD which comes with the book has all 44 of the tunes in the same order in which they appear in the book. The CD will give you insights into the music, and it will be enjoyable to listen to on its own merit. For additional information, be sure to check out Allan's web site./ Recueil / Violon

Par HEIFETZ JASCHA. Jascha Heifetz, great violinist of the 20th century, was renowned for his encores, and here is an incredible collection of these exciting pieces. Your accompanist is the well-known accompanist of Mischa Elman for many years, Joseph Seiger. In 1999, brilliant violinist Daniela Shtereva added her talents for the complete versions heard in this edition. Includes a complete printed music score and two professional recordings: one is a complete performance with soloist, then the second is the performance minus the soloist so you can take the lead! The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right./ Répertoire / Divers

Any violinist who hears the name Sitt nowadays will probably just think of the author of studies and exercises that have long been a familiar feature in instrumental lessons. Of course the Prague violinist, music teacher and composer Hans Sitt (1850-1922) made a significant impact on methods of violin teaching, but he also wrote a whole series of other works worth listening to: concertos for violin, viola and cello and chamber music for various combinations of instruments. Sitt studied the violin in Prague and was then appointed first as leader of the orchestra and then as musical director in Breslau (now called Wroc?aw).After posts as director of music in Prague, Chemnitz - where he championed the work of Smetana - and Nice, he was eventually appointed professor of violin, orchestral playing and score reading at the Leipzig Conservatoire from 1884-1921. Besides this he also played viola in the Brodsky Quartet, organised concerts and was conductor of the Bach Society. The composers Franco Alfano - who completed Puccini's unfinished opera Turandot- and Frederick Delius studied with Sitt, as did the conductor Václav Talich. Three Album Leaves op. 13 were also composed during his time in Leipzig, published by Bosworth and Co in 1894. Romanesca, #1 in that collection, is a pretty, slightly melancholy piece of music with romantic appeal that draws out lyrical and expressive playing and is thus eminently suitable for tuition purposes and concert performances. / Violon Et Piano

A Creative Guide for the Contemporary Improvising Violinist. A Creative Guide For The Contemporary Improvising Violinist / Méthode / Répertoire / Violon

herausgegeben von Fulvio Luciani. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. A new critical edition of Bach?s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin ? possibly the very pinnacle of the whole repertoire for violin ?, by violinist Fulvio Luciani. The edition is based on the autograph and is equipped with an apparatus of critical notes: they indicate problems with the reading of the original source, suggest possible new solutions, alternative to the widely accepted ones, and retrace the history of harmonic perception, as evidenced by the changes the composition went through across all its historical editions. The curator provides indications (clearly distinguishable from the original source) for the performance, the bowings specifically. They are suggestions founded in the observation of the technical apparatus pictured by Bach in his genius: a hand technique closer to a pianist?s than a traditional violinist?s; a mechanism we could call pioneering to this day. / Date parution : 2022-09-20/ Recueil / Violon

Meditative Moments features 14 beautiful and melodic pieces for solo violin and piano that will inspire peaceful meditation and are perfect for many occasions, this album is a must-have for every professional violinist. Selected for solemn and thoughtful times such as religious ceremonies, funerals, and weddings, the pieces range from Bach, Handel, and Tartini, to Mozart, Mendelssohn, Franck, Grieg, and Faure, as well as 'Amazing Grace.' Though perfect for professionals---especially for those last-minute calls---each piece has been carefully arranged so that intermediate level players will find them very accessible. The included CD can serve as a model to assist learning. Recording artists are Jeanne Preucil Rose---a first violinist with the Cleveland Orchestra, and Kathryn Brown---head of the Piano Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The arrangements are by Doris Preucil is a well-respected teacher and arranger of the Suzuki Viola School. / Violon Et Piano

Par DAVID FERDINAND. Although Ferdinand David is mostly known as a composer for a couple of his instrumental works, namely a Concertino for Trombone, and this Concertino, Op. 12 for bassoon, perhaps he should be most well-known as the violinist who premiered the Violin Concerto of Felix Mendelssohn in 1845. He was appointed as concertmaster of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig when Mendelssohn, a childhood friend, became the principal conductor in 1835. This Concertino for bassoon also exists in a version for viola, and now subsequently this edition for bass clarinet. It is a fun solo in two parts, first an aria-like melody, followed by a technical 'Presto agitato.' The key has been kept the same asthe original version, and although it is preferred to perform with an extended range instrument, indications are made for adapting it to a standard range bass clarinet. Although Ferdinand David is mostly known as a composer for a couple of his instrumental works, namely a Concertino for Trombone, and this Concertino, Op. 12 for bassoon, perhaps he should be most well-known as the violinist who premiered the Violin Concerto of Felix Mendelssohn in 1845. He was appointed as concertmaster of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig when Mendelssohn, a childhood friend, became the principal conductor in 1835. This Concertino for bassoon also exists in a version for viola, and now subsequently this edition for bass clarinet. It is a fun solo in two parts, first an aria-like melody, followed by a technical 'Presto agitato.' The key has been kept the same asthe original version, and although it is preferred to perform with an extended range instrument, indications are made for adapting it to a standard range bass clarinet./ Répertoire / Clarinette Basse et Piano

A Series Written And Arranged For Classical And Jazz Guitarists. Par RAMO MICHELE. 'Michéle Ramo is a composer to be reckoned with!” (Charlie Byrd). This fresh, exciting new material will be a fantastic addition to your collection! Original compositions and arrangements for fingerstyle guitar make up a terrific book of Classical, Brazilian, and Swing music by guitarist, violinist and composer Michéle Ramo. Each piece is dedicated to a special guitarist and reflects the spirit of the tribute with wonderful melodies and harmonies. This volume pays homage to Charlie Byrd, Luiz Bonfá, Jorge Morel, Bucky Pizzarelli and Howard Alden. These full guitar arrangements along with the actual chords make it great for both classical and jazz players. Book/CD Set presented in standard notation and tablature. - Classical, Brazilian, and swing music by guitarist, violinist and composer Michéle Ramo - Original compositions and arrangements for fingerstyle guitar - Pays homage to Charlie Byrd, Luiz Bonfá, Jorge Morel, Bucky Pizzarelli and Howard Alden - Full guitar arrangements along with the actual chords make it great for both classical and jazz players - Book/CD Set presented in standard notation and tablature / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Jazz - Solos / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Bohuslav Martinu wrote his First Violin Concerto in Paris in 1932-33, this work having been commissioned by the violin virtuoso Samuel Dushkin. However, it was never performed during the composer's lifetime and was even considered lost after his death. It was not until 1961 that musicologist and collector Hans Moldenhauer bought it from Boaz Piller, contrabassoonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Moldenhauer approached Czech violinist Josef Suk, who gave the world premiere of the work with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Georg Solti in October 1973.This piano reduction is based on the musical text of the first edition. The solo part has been revised by a leading Czech violinist and performer of Martinu's music. - Major violin concerto of the 20th century - New Foreword by Martinu scholar Sandra Bergmannová (Cz/Eng/Ger) / Violon Et Piano