In the summer of 1893 Antonin Dvorak sat down and composed String Quartet In ...(+)
In the summer of 1893
Antonin Dvorak sat down
and composed String
Quartet In F, Op.96.
This beloved quartet was
written whilst Dvorak was
on vacation in rural
Iowa. It is a slow
movement for quartet and
the finale sweeps along
on a energetic,
syncopated rhythm in the
second violin and viola
that shortly transforms
itself into a wonderful
patchwork of shifting
accents. The first violin
sings, first randomly and
then voluptuously, atop
this motoric
accompaniment. The
quartet is written for 2
violins, viola and cello
Critical Edition
Hardcover. Composed
by Karol Szymanowski.
PWM. Classical.
Hardcover. 60 pages.
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne #9267030.
Published by Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
(HL.370494).
ISBN
9781705147009. UPC:
840126994025.
The
First String Quartet in C
major, Op. 37, was
written in the autumn of
1917 and earned
Szymanowski the first
prize in a competition
organized by the Ministry
of Religious and in a
competition organized by
the Ministry of Religious
and Educational Affairs
in January 1922. The
First String Quartet is
notable for its clar and
simple construction. The
first movement is in the
formof a sonata allegro;
the Andantino semplice
(in modo iuna canzone) in
the middle is a cross
between ternary and
variation form. The final
Scherzando alla burlesca
also keeps to the form of
a sonata allegro. The
combinations and
proportions of formal
factors and the treatment
of thematic material
betray a fairly
conventional adoption of
classical models.
Similarly, the expressive
and structural use of
melodic material shows a
respect for traditional
norms. Szymanowski
created, in other works
from the same period, his
own individual type of
melodic line, which was
strongly expressive and
achieved its effect
chiefly by its tonal
qualieties; nevertheless
in this Quartet he
returns to a fluid,
cantilena-like,
symmetrically shaped
melodic line, which runs
along in broad phrases of
a concentrated,
reflective character.
Melody becomes the chief
factor in the development
of the form, both in
thematic usage and in the
application of a more
polyphonic texture.
Harmonic and tonal means
are considerably
simplified in the Quartet
[]. Most of the writing
is linear, or horizontal,
with individual treatment
of each part, the
parallel continuation of
the four sound planes,
almost a matter of
principle. The functions
of the particular
instruments in realizing
these planes are
constantly changing,which
accounts for the even
greater variedy of
tone-colour. The decision
to forego experiment with
forms and sonorities is
reflectedin the overall
approach to musical
expression. The
predominant atmosphere of
restrained emotion, quiet
lyricism and serenity is
strongly suggestive of
classical aestetic
models. (Based on Zofia
Helman Commentary on
Szymanowski Complete
Edition, Vol. B6) (II)
The ''Second String
Quartet'' represents an
interesting attempt to
revert to classical form
coupled with the new
harmonic and tonal
vocabulary worked out
previously in the
''Slopiewnie'', ''Stabat
Mater'' and ''Mazurkas''.
It was also the first
time the composer had
used folk elements in the
framework of a major
classical form. The
''Second String Quartet''
is in a special category
among Szymanowski's
works. Though it dates
from the composer was
still occupied with folk
music, it nevertheless
shows him returning to
classical models, but at
the same time using an
aesthetic of subjective
expression, which gives
the work its own
individual stamp. The
''Second String Quartet''
synthesis of the various
directions in which
Szymanowski was
attempting to develop.
The sonority and texture
used in the first.
2 violins, viola, violoncello SKU: FG.55011-874-4 Composed by Tiina MyllÃ...(+)
2 violins, viola,
violoncello
SKU:
FG.55011-874-4
Composed by Tiina
Myllärinen. Classical,
contemporary. Score &
parts. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-874-4. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-874-4).
Tiina
Myllärinen's (b. 1979)
(Bad) Dreams come true
for strings quartet
(2022) was composed when
war broke out in Europe.
The composer tells: The
shock, and the daily news
barrage of battles could
not help making an
impression on my work and
its material. I wondered
what dreams and plans
people had in Ukraine
before the war, and how
everything became a
nightmare in a single
night. Terror, fear and
tension found their way
into the work, along with
memories of life in the
past and dreams of a
different future. The
work is dedicated to the
people of Ukraine; to the
dreams that will
hopefully soon come
true.
This product
includes the full score
and a set of
parts.
Tiina
Myllärinen’s
music has been described
as cheerfully
inquisitive, vigorous and
original. Her works
include Squarcio for
ensemble, the orchestral
what? (2010) and Traces
(2013, commissioned by
the Pro Musica Foundation
and premiered at the
Helsinki Music Centre on
5 June 2014) and Three
Songs for voice, guitar
and cello (2007).
