La Mort I La Donzella Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Editorial de Musica Boileau
Violin and string quartet/quintet SKU: BO.B.2678 Composed by Jordi Cervel...(+)
Violin and string
quartet/quintet
SKU:
BO.B.2678
Composed by
Jordi Cervello.
Instrumental Sets.
Duration 6:00. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.2678).
English
comments: Death and
the Maiden.This is a
Catalan folk song that
captivated me the very
first time I heard it. In
1974 I decided to indulge
myself by using this song
for a composition for
violin and string
orchestra (and solo
violin with a quartet).
The popular theme takes
the form of a long violin
solo based on triplets
with a background of soft
harmonies played by the
rest of the musicians.
--Jordi
Cervello
Comenta
rios del Espanol: La
muerte y la doncella. Se
trata de una melodia
popular catalana que
desde su primer momento
me cautivo. Fue en 1974
cuando me decidi a
recrearme con ella a
traves de una composicion
para violin y orquesta de
cuerda (tambien violin
solista con cuarteto). El
tema popular encuadra un
largo solo del solista a
base de tresillos
inspirados en el
Coral-Preludio de una
cantata de J. S. Bach.
--Jordi Cervello.
Rera el mur Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Editorial de Musica Boileau
Voice and String Quartet SKU: BO.B.2980 Composed by Xavier Turull. Instru...(+)
Voice and String Quartet
SKU: BO.B.2980
Composed by Xavier
Turull. Instrumental
Sets. Duration 15:00.
Published by Editorial de
Musica Boileau
(BO.B.2980).
ISBN
9788480201285.
Come
ntarios del
Espanol: Obra para
voz y cuarteto de cuerda
galardonada por la
Generalitat de Catalunya
el ano 1983 con el premio
Eduard Toldra. Consta de
tres movimientos y los
textos son tres poemas de
Rosa Leveroni.
A Bach Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Editorial de Musica Boileau
String quartet SKU: BO.B.3388 Composed by Jordi Cervello. Instrumental Se...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
BO.B.3388
Composed by
Jordi Cervello.
Instrumental Sets.
Duration 10:12. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3388).
English
comments: A Bach for
string quartet is another
evocation of the past, in
this case of J.S. Bach's
works for violin. Written
in 2004, it is a
recreation of two of the
most important movements
in the series of Sonatas
and Partitas: The Adagio
of the third Sonata and
the Prelude of the third
Partita (BWV 1005 and
1006, respectively).
Jordi Cervello was a
violinist and, as such,
it should come as no
surprise that he once
again makes use of
compositions written for
his instrument. The
Adagio, here in common
time (the original by
Bach is in three-four
time), keeps up the
constant rhythmic figure
of the dotted quaver and
semi-quaver throughout
the movement, with a
calmness that is shrouded
in mystery. The second
movement, Preludiando,
retains the same lively
spirit as the original,
but explores different
moods. Moments of calm,
vigour and even some
dramatic points give it a
new dimension thanks to
the fact that it is
written for a quartet and
to Cervello's original
treatment of harmony and
counterpoint.
Co
mentarios del
Espanol: A Bach para
cuarteto de cuerda es
otra evocacion del
pasado, en este caso de
la obra para violin de
J.S. Bach. Escrita el ano
2004, se trata de una
recreacion de dos de los
movimientos mas
importantes de la serie
de Sonatas y Partitas: El
Adagio de la tercera
Sonata y el Preludio de
la tercera Partita (BWV
1005 y 1006
respectivamente). Jordi
Cervello fue violinista
y, como tal, no debe
sorprender que una vez
mas se sirva de material
compositivo procedente de
su instrumento. El
Adagio, aqui en compas de
cuatro (el original de
Bach es de tres) conserva
en todo el movimiento la
constante figura ritmica
de corchea con puntillo y
semicorchea, dentro de un
clima sereno pero rodeado
de misterio. El segundo
movimiento, Preludiando,
conserva el mismo
espiritu vivo del
original, pero
recorriendo diferentes
estados de animo.
Momentos de calma, de
vigor e incluso
dramaticos dan nueva
dimension gracias a la
escritura cuartetistica y
al original tratamiento
armonico y
contrapuntistico de
Cervello. A Bach se
estreno en La Pedrera de
Barcelona dentro del
ciclo Celebracions de la
Fundacio Caixa de
Catalunya en el ano 2006
con el Quarteto
Prometeo.
Quartet Sant Petersburg Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Editorial de Musica Boileau
String quartet SKU: BO.B.3664 Composed by Jordi Cervello. Published by Ed...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
BO.B.3664
Composed by
Jordi Cervello. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3664).
Cuarteto San
Petersburgo (The Saint
Petersburg Quartet) was
written between January
and March 2011. It owes
its name to the fact that
Saint Petersburg has been
a very significant city
for me. I was invited
there in 1988 to take
part in a big
contemporary music
festival, but my
uninterrupted bond with
the city started on 2002,
thanks to the
negotiations of my friend
and pupil Albert Barbeta.
Since then, I have
constantly travelled
there in order to record
a considerable part of my
repertoire: seventeen
pieces. In addition to
the concerts we went to,
I took the opportunity
during my trips to visit
the well-known
conservatoire where so
many great personalities
from the world of music
composition once taught,
and the place that
launched the most
important violin school
in the whole of Russia:
the school of Leopoldo
Auer. Spending a long
time in Auer's classroom
writing my concert for
violin and orchestra was
an unforgettable
experience for me. His
large portrait motivated
me even
further.
Cuartet
o San Petersburgo evokes
many of the most
cherished and moving
moments that I have had
in this city. It is
structured in four
movements. The first one,
Allegretto-Allegro, opens
with an introduction that
sets forth the two main
themes, amid a soft and
elastic atmosphere. The
Allegro starts vigorously
and in it we find changes
in the tempo and moments
of mystery, as well as
certain seclusion,
returning then to the
emphatic theme where the
counterpoint finds its
place. The movement ends
placidly.
The
Scherzo-marcato that
follows is marked by a
persistent rhythm of
triplets that carries on
from beginning to end.
The tempo does not
change, but brief and
decided themes are
introduced, as well as
passages of counterpoint.
Brief and dissonant
chords are heard
throughout the movement,
which ends
vigorously.
The
third movement, Ut, is a
very special one. For a
while already I had been
playing with the idea of
writing a movement that
was to have the tonality
C as a leitmotiv. This
one is made up by two
slow and static parts. In
the first one, the first
violin plays
pizzicatti-glissandi. In
the second, the first
violin and particularly
the violoncello settle on
C while the other two
instruments produce
descending chromatic
harmonies.
Final
ly, the
Introduccion-Presto (the
Introduction-Presto). It
starts with some bucolic
passages which remind us
of the introduction to
the first movement. A
fast and energetic Presto
suddenly erupts. A kind
of moto perpetuo which
alternates with two
expressive passages and,
towards the end, a viola
and violoncello tremolo,
all of great mystery and
expectation, make way for
a resounding finale
marcato.
String quartet SKU: BO.B.3519 Composed by Roger Julia Satorra. Published ...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
BO.B.3519
Composed by
Roger Julia Satorra.
Published by Editorial de
Musica Boileau
(BO.B.3519).
This type of
piece is traditionally
formed by a slow movement
and a fas movement joined
together. In this case
the lento is light in
feeling with a degree of
dynamism. Its form is
similar to an arch: the
music begins and ends in
silence.
The
Allegro con brio,
however, is ferocious,
fast and energetic. It
performance it is
important to create an
overall sensation of
agility. The entire
movement is based on a
short two-measure motive
which is developed and
passes from one
instrument to the other
throughout the rest of
the piece.
Staeliana Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Editorial de Musica Boileau
String quartet SKU: BO.B.3542 Composed by Domenec Gonzalez de la Rubia. P...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
BO.B.3542
Composed by
Domenec Gonzalez de la
Rubia. Published by
Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3542).
Staeliana was
commissioned by the
Fundacio Caixa de
Catalunya in 2007 for the
inauguration of an
exposition of the work of
Nicolas Staël at La
Pedrera, Barcelona. In
this work I wanted to
compose homage to a
painter who knew how to
join together in his
unique works both the
traditions of the past
along with the vanguard
of his time. Beginning
with figurative works
which lead toward
abstraction, his body of
work can be defined as a
contrast between these
two concepts which, with
extreme simplicity,
define his entire
artistic conception.
Staeliana, an expressive
chorale, at times both
luminous and dramatic,
dissolves into the most
minimal expression. From
the first joining
together of the voices it
concludes with utter
simplicity of expression.
The suicide of the artist
in 1955 is representative
of the dissolution of his
existence as well as of
his artistic works. This
contrast between
figurative and
abstraction is reflected
in the music by the
contrast between
stability and tension. I
believe that this duality
may be found both in his
work and in his life,
always oscillating
between living a creative
life or opting for death,
which may be seen as a
fusion in nothingness
with the plenitude of
purest simplicity.