Choral (SATB) SKU: HL.1498857 Composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky. Edit...(+)
Choral (SATB)
SKU:
HL.1498857
Composed
by Anton Stepanovich
Arensky. Edited by
Stephen A. Futrell.
National/Emerson Fred
Bock. Octavo. 16 pages.
Hal Leonard #NM1096.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1498857).
UPC:
196288219101.
6.75x10.5x0.036
inches.
The pieces
contained in Arensky's
Three Quartets, Opus 57
are quaint and
accessible. These
editions contain
transliterations of the
Russian (along with
pronunciation guide), and
an English translation
which intentionally is
more to the essence of
the original poetry and a
truer translation, rather
than forcing a rhyme
scheme at the expense of
the integrity of the
original text. The
expressive imagery, with
colorful depictions of
nature and the stars, is
heightened by the lyric
solo cello. From soaring
lines reflecting the
mountains in
“Serenada,” to the
use of the cello's upper
register in “To the
Extinguished Stars,” to
the running sixteenth
notes mimicking “The
Boiling Hot Spring,”
the cello does not play a
mere accompaniment role.
The pieces can be
performed together or
individually, a cappella
in the absence of a
cellist. However,
employing the solo cello
gives the performer and
the listener the full
visual and aural range of
the expressive quality of
these choral gems.
Choral (SATB) SKU: HL.1498858 Composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky. Edit...(+)
Choral (SATB)
SKU:
HL.1498858
Composed
by Anton Stepanovich
Arensky. Edited by
Stephen A. Futrell.
National/Emerson Fred
Bock. Octavo. 8 pages.
Hal Leonard #NM1095.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1498858).
UPC:
196288219118.
6.75x10.5x0.019
inches.
The pieces
contained in Arensky's
Three Quartets, Opus 57
are quaint and
accessible. These
editions contain
transliterations of the
Russian (along with
pronunciation guide), and
an English translation
which intentionally is
more to the essence of
the original poetry and a
truer translation, rather
than forcing a rhyme
scheme at the expense of
the integrity of the
original text. The
expressive imagery, with
colorful depictions of
nature and the stars, is
heightened by the lyric
solo cello. From soaring
lines reflecting the
mountains in
“Serenada,” to the
use of the cello's upper
register in “To the
Extinguished Stars,” to
the running sixteenth
notes mimicking “The
Boiling Hot Spring,”
the does not play a mere
accompaniment role. The
pieces can be performed
together or individually,
a cappella in the absence
of a cellist. However,
employing the solo cello
gives the performer and
listener the full visual
and aural range of the
expressive quality of
these choral gems.