String Orchestra SKU: BT.EMBZ14304 By András Soós. EMB Leggierissim...(+)
String Orchestra
SKU:
BT.EMBZ14304
By
András Soós. EMB
Leggierissimo. Christmas.
Book Only. Composed 2001.
116 pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ14304.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14304).
Hungarian-English-Germ
an-French.
The
volume is divided into
three major parts
containing early
Christmas songs known all
over the world (as e.g.
In dulci jubilo), the
most popular Hungarian
items and Christmas
carols from abroad in
captivating arrangements
easy to play.
Lux et Umbra Orchestre à Cordes Editorial de Musica Boileau
String orchestra SKU: BO.B.3292 Composed by Jordi Cervello. Instrumental ...(+)
String orchestra
SKU:
BO.B.3292
Composed by
Jordi Cervello.
Instrumental Sets.
Duration 17:35. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3292).
English
comments: This is
the definitive version of
Biogenesis, a piece that
Cervello had written in
1976, together with his
friend Jorge Wagensberg,
and which was awarded the
First Prize at the
Spanish Ministry for
Education and Science's
Permanent Composition and
Musical Research
Competition. The new
version was made at
1984-85 Lux et umbra is
written for a string
group consisting of four
first and four second
violins, three violas,
three cellos and a double
bass. The conceptual
battle between darkness
and light is represented
by the instability
between the notes B and
C, and by the
compartmentation of the
group of fifteen strings
into divisi that provide
an independent
arrangement for each
instrument, thus
bestowing great substance
upon the texture of the
music. A cello cadence
emerges from a slow and
straightforward
beginning. A process of
contrasts then begins,
culminating in a molto
vivace passage of a
scherzando nature, which
alludes to the Baroque
concerti grossi. The
music once again plays
with chiaroscuro until
reaching its climax, from
which point the
conclusion slowly begins,
establishing itself in
the high register until
fading away. The work was
first performed at
Barcelona's Palau de la
Musica by the English
Chamber Orchestra,
directed by Enrique
Garcia Asensio, in 1987.
That same year, in the
newspaper El Pais, the
observations of the
composer and critic
Francesc Taverna-Bech
paid tribute to the
work's intelligence as
regards the use of and
search for instrumental
resources (in this case,
string instruments, about
which Cervello knows a
great deal), the skill
involved in endowing the
lyrical line with
tension, and a singular
touch that confers formal
essence upon the musical
discourse. In La
Vanguardia, Jordi Llovet
wrote that this is a work
in which, as is the case
with most of Cervello's
compositions, the
listener finds something
covertly religious, a
mysterious secret, a
transcendence linked to
the origins of
communication requiring
more than a single being,
which provides
excitement. In 1990, when
the Orquesta de Granada
(Orchestra of Granada)
performed the work at
Barcelona's Grec
festival, the critic
Cesar Calmell opined, in
the same newspaper, that
inch by inch, surely and
imperturbably, Cervello
built up a perfect world
that reflects the image
of the craftsman who, so
astonished at the
delights of his trade, is
unable to do anything but
turn the very backdrop of
tragedy into something
pleasant. Lux et umbra
was recorded by the
Orchestra Estatal of the
Hermitage, conducted by
Alexis Soriano (CD
SA01210 Fundacion Autor).
--Xavier Casanoves Danes
Music
critic
Comentari
os del Espanol: Se
trata de la version
definitiva de Biogenesis,
obra que habia escrito en
1976 en colaboracion con
su amigo Jorge Wagensberg
y que obtuvo el Primer
Premio, en el ano de su
creacion, en el Concurso
Permanente de Composicion
e Investigacion Musical
del Ministerio de
Educacion y Ciencia. La
nueva version fue
realizada en 1984-85. Lux
et umbra esta escrita
para un grupo de cuerda
integrado por cuatro
primeros violines, cuatro
segundos, tres violas,
tres violoncelos y un
contrabajo. El combate
filosofico entre la
oscuridad y la luz lo
lleva a cabo la
inestabilidad entre las
notas si y do y la
compartimentacion del
grupo de quince cuerdas
en unos divisi que llegan
a una escritura
independiente para cada
instrumento, otorgando
una gran importancia a la
textura sonora. De un
principio lento y
descarnado emerge una
cadencia del violonchelo.
A continuacion da
comienzo un proceso de
contrastes que culmina en
un pasaje molto vivace de
caracter scherzando que
alude a los concerti
grossi del barroco. La
musica juega de nuevo con
el claroscuro hasta
llegar a la cumbre sonora
iniciando el final
lentamente que se instala
en el registro agudo
hasta desvanecerse. La
estreno en el Palau de la
Musica de Barcelona la
English Chamber Orchestra
en el ano 1987 bajo la
direccion de Enrique
Garcia Asensio. Ese mismo
ano, en el periodico El
Pais, el compositor y
critico Francesc
Taverna-Bech reconocia en
sus comentarios la
inteligencia en el uso y
la busqueda de los
recursos instrumentales
-en este caso la cuerda,
de la que Cervello es
profundo conocedor-, la
destreza para revestir de
tension la linea lirica y
un tacto particular para
conferir entidad formal
al discurso sonoro. Jordi
Llovet, en La Vanguardia,
escribia que en esta
obra, se encuentra, como
en la mayor parte de la
produccion de Cervello,
algo secretamente
religioso, un arcano
misterioso, una
trascendencia vinculada a
los origenes de la
comunicacion
impracticable con el ser
unico que resulta
apasionante. En el ano
1990, cuando la Orquesta
de Granada la toco en el
Grec de Barcelona, era el
critico Cesar Calmell
quien, en el mismo
periodico consideraba que
Cervello construyo palmo
a palmo, segura e
imperturbablemente, un
mundo perfecto que
refleja la imagen del
artesano que, de tan
admirado con las delicias
de su oficio, no puede
hacer otra cosa que
convertir en agradable el
fondo mismo de la
tragedia. Lux et umbra
esta grabada por la
Orquesta Estatal del
Hermitage, dirigida por
Alexis Soriano (CD
SA01210 Fundacion Autor).
--Xavier Casanoves Danes
Critico musical.
Symphony No. 4 Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur] Fennica Gehrman
String orchestra SKU: FG.042-06882-3 Composed by Einar Englund. Score. Pu...(+)
String orchestra
SKU:
FG.042-06882-3
Composed by Einar
Englund. Score. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.042-06882-3).
ISBN
979-0-042-06882-3.
Although the general
dedication to the memory
of a great artist does
not mention any
particular figure by
name, the fourth symphony
is known to have been
motivated by the news of
Shostakovich's death and
his influence is clearly
to be heard. The work
opens in a style
reminiscent of an
Italianate baroque suite.
Tolling of bells and
clicking of col legno
strings during the second
movement (Tempus fugit)
reminds us of the brevity
of existence, while the
nostalgia of the work's
title characterises the
third movement. The
dualistic last movement
starts in airy mood but
is overtaken by a dark
and reflective
epilogue.
From Abdelazer
Suite. Composed by
Henry Purcell. Arranged
by Deborah Baker Monday.
Series; String Orchestra.
FJH String Orchestra.
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score. Duration 1:45. The
FJH Music Company Inc
#98-ST6544S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.ST6544S).
English.
The
famous theme from
Purcell's Rondeau (also
well-known from Britten's
use in The Young Person's
Guide to the Orchestra)
is expertly arranged to
engage all sections of
the orchestra while
staying true to the
original. A perfect
addition at any point in
the concert without
overly taxing the
orchestra, yet still
offering a tremendous
sound. (1:45).
About FJH
String
Orchestra
More emphasis on bow
technique and
independence of lines.
For the accomplished
middle, high school,
college, or professional
group. Grade 3 and up
From Abdelazer
Suite. Composed by
Henry Purcell. Arranged
by Deborah Baker Monday.
Series; String Orchestra.
FJH String Orchestra.
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 1:45. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-ST6544. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.ST6544).
English.
The
famous theme from
Purcell's Rondeau (also
well-known from Britten's
use in The Young Person's
Guide to the Orchestra)
is expertly arranged to
engage all sections of
the orchestra while
staying true to the
original. A perfect
addition at any point in
the concert without
overly taxing the
orchestra, yet still
offering a tremendous
sound. (1:45).
About FJH
String
Orchestra
More emphasis on bow
technique and
independence of lines.
For the accomplished
middle, high school,
college, or professional
group. Grade 3 and up