Chamber Music flute,
piano
SKU:
CF.WF232
Composed by
Antonin Dvorak. Edited by
Robert Stallman. Arranged
by Robert Stallman. Set
of Score and Parts. With
Standard notation. 28+16
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#WF232. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.WF232).
ISBN 9781491153772.
UPC:
680160911271.
Known
internationally for
superior flute editions,
Robert Stallman continues
his considerable
expansion of the flute
repertoire with
re-creations, or
“new†works
for flute by Bach,
Mozart, Schubert,
Beethoven, Chopin,
Dvořák, and other
great composers.Conceived
originally as a work for
solo piano, this
arrangement of
Dvořák’s
Suite in A Major for
flute and piano is based
on both the piano and
orchestra versions. It is
one in a series of
Stallman’s
“new†works
for flute. Dvořák
composed the Suite in A
Major in 1894, inspired
by his happy and fruitful
stay in the “New
World†—a
period that produced some
of his greatest works,
full of thematic
freshness, raw energy and
folk influences, both
American and Old World
Czech. The “New
World†Symphony,
Cello Concerto,
“Americanâ€
Quartet, String Quintet
in E≤ Major, the
Violin Sonatina and this
A Major Suite are all cut
from the same musical
cloth—textured
with his personal
impressions of the Wild
West’s fascinating
Indian and Afro-American
music, its God-fearing
and friendly people, its
vast open spaces and its
awe-inspiring natural
beauty.
PrefaceConceiv
ed originally as a work
for solo piano, the Suite
in A Major was composed
by Dvořák in 1894,
during his famous
two-year visit to the
United States. He wrote
the work in a mere ten
days, and a year later
made a full orchestration
of it. The Suite was
first performed in this
second version in 1910 in
Prague at the Rudolfinum.
Dvořák, who died
in 1904, never had a
chance to hear a
performance of this
stirring orchestral
realization.The Suite was
inspired by the
composer’s happy
and fruitful stay in the
“New Worldâ€,
especially by his
unforgettable summers
spent in the quiet
Czech-American village of
Spillville, Iowa—a
period that produced some
of his greatest works,
full of thematic
freshness, raw energy and
folk influences, both
American and Old World
Czech. The “New
World†Symphony,
Cello Concerto,
“Americanâ€
Quartet, String Quintet
in Eb Major, the Violin
Sonatina and this A Major
Suite are all cut from
the same musical
cloth—textured
with his personal
impressions of the Wild
West’s fascinating
Indian and Afro-American
music, its God-fearing
and friendly people, its
vast open spaces and its
awe-inspiring natural
beauty.Several of the
Suite’s affecting
melodies find echoes in
these other, better known
compositions of this
American period. Wistful
themes abound in all five
movements, reflecting
Dvořák’s
transformative American
experience as it found
resonance in his own
emotions. Contrasting
with deeply felt,
contemplative passages
are
Dvořák’s
joyous and tempestuous
expressions, which open
the second, third and
final movements.This
arrangement for flute and
piano is based on both
the piano and orchestra
versions. It is one in a
series of my
“new†works
for flute by some of our
greatest composers and I
am delighted to add it to
the collection. I predict
that the A Major Suite
will become a popular
addition to our Romantic
recital repertoire, much
like the Dvořák
Sonatina.—Robert
StallmanMarblehead,
Mass.June 1, 2018.
