String Quartet SKU: BR.PB-5708 Urtext. Composed by Joachim Raff. E...(+)
String Quartet
SKU:
BR.PB-5708
Urtext. Composed
by Joachim Raff. Edited
by Stefan Konig. Chamber
music; Softbound.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library). Romantic
period. Study Score.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5708. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5708).
ISBN
9790004216453. 6.5 x 9
inches.
When his
musical triad op. 192 was
created in the winter of
1873/74, Raff was one of
Germany's most successful
composers and the central
artistic authority in the
Hessian spa, royal
residence and imperial
city of Wiesbaden. With
op. 192, Raff cultivated
his reputation as an
erudite composer who was
a master of contrapuntal
forms. By the time the
string quartets were
composed, he had already
established himself as
one of the most prolific
and versatile suite
composers of the 19th
century, as is evident
here in the various suite
conceptions: Opus 192 No.
1 (in C minor), as Suite
in the ancient style, has
with Baroque labels
stylized dance movements
follow one another. Die
schone Mullerin [The Fair
Maid of the Mill] op. 192
No. 2 (in D major), on
the other hand,
interprets the suite as a
sequence of chapters in a
musical narrative and
thus becomes probably the
first tone poem in string
quartet scoring. In the
third quartet (in C
major), of which Raff the
artist was proudest,
other genre designations
mix in among the dance
movements, and with its
free succession of
different movement types,
not usual for a sonata,
it preserves structural
openness. In
collaboration with the
Joachim-Raff-Archiv
Lachen (CH)
Some
eighteen years elapsed
between Raff's first
counted String Quartet
op. 77 and his Quartets
Nos. 6-8 op. 192,
combined as one work. As
such, Raff parted with
the weighty single opus
in quartet composition -
without, however,
sacrificing musical
quality.
Study score SKU: BR.PB-5708-07 Urtext. Composed by Joachim Raff. E...(+)
Study score
SKU:
BR.PB-5708-07
Urtext. Composed
by Joachim Raff. Edited
by Stefan Konig. Chamber
music.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library). Romantic
period. Study Score.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5708-07. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5708-07).
ISBN
9790004216453. 6.5 x 9
inches.
When his
musical triad op. 192 was
created in the winter of
1873/74, Raff was one of
Germany's most successful
composers and the central
artistic authority in the
Hessian spa, royal
residence and imperial
city of Wiesbaden. With
op. 192, Raff cultivated
his reputation as an
erudite composer who was
a master of contrapuntal
forms. By the time the
string quartets were
composed, he had already
established himself as
one of the most prolific
and versatile suite
composers of the 19th
century, as is evident
here in the various suite
conceptions: Opus 192 No.
1 (in C minor), as Suite
in the ancient style, has
with Baroque labels
stylized dance movements
follow one another. Die
schone Mullerin [The Fair
Maid of the Mill] op. 192
No. 2 (in D major), on
the other hand,
interprets the suite as a
sequence of chapters in a
musical narrative and
thus becomes probably the
first tone poem in string
quartet scoring. In the
third quartet (in C
major), of which Raff the
artist was proudest,
other genre designations
mix in among the dance
movements, and with its
free succession of
different movement types,
not usual for a sonata,
it preserves structural
openness. In
collaboration with the
Joachim-Raff-Archiv
Lachen (CH)
Some
eighteen years elapsed
between Raff's first
counted String Quartet
op. 77 and his Quartets
Nos. 6-8 op. 192,
combined as one work. As
such, Raff parted with
the weighty single opus
in quartet composition -
without, however,
sacrificing musical
quality.
String Quartet No. 3 Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Oxford University Press
String quartet - Difficult SKU: OU.9780193577671 Composed by William Math...(+)
String quartet -
Difficult
SKU:
OU.9780193577671
Composed by William
Mathias. String Quartets.
Score and parts. 108
pages. Duration 29'.
Oxford University Press
#9780193577671. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193577671).
ISBN 9780193577671. 12
x 8
inches.
Mathias'
third and final quartet
was commissioned by the
1986 Harrogate
International Festival
and premiered there in
August that year by the
Medici Quartet. It has
three movements: the
first takes the form of a
sonata, the second starts
off as mysterious and
lyrical and moves into a
fiery climax, and the
third uses exciting fugal
passages and 'scherzando'
sections, which make for
a thrilling
conclusion.
String quartet SKU: FG.042-08402-1 Composed by Paavo Heininen. Score. Pub...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
FG.042-08402-1
Composed by Paavo
Heininen. Score.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.042-08402-1).
ISBN
979-0-042-08402-1.
This quartet forms part
of a major opus whose
different works make use
of the same tone row
matrix characterised by
the harmonic interval of
a third. Contrasting with
the aggressive, expansive
piano sonata which also
belongs to the opus, its
nostalgic tone is a mark
of respect for the
traditional ethos of
string music. Erkki
Salmenhaara compared the
work to a prism: As the
composer turns it, one
and the same shaft of
light gives birth over
and again to new patterns
and combinations of
colours.
String quartet SKU: FG.042-08403-8 Composed by Paavo Heininen. Parts. Pub...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
FG.042-08403-8
Composed by Paavo
Heininen. Parts.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.042-08403-8).
ISBN
979-0-042-08403-8.
This quartet forms part
of a major opus whose
different works make use
of the same tone row
matrix characterised by
the harmonic interval of
a third. Contrasting with
the aggressive, expansive
piano sonata which also
belongs to the opus, its
nostalgic tone is a mark
of respect for the
traditional ethos of
string music. Erkki
Salmenhaara compared the
work to a prism: As the
composer turns it, one
and the same shaft of
light gives birth over
and again to new patterns
and combinations of
colours.
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.
Sechs Concertos and six Sonatas for strings. Can be perfomed by one or several...(+)
Sechs Concertos and six
Sonatas for strings. Can
be
perfomed by one or
several
players from each string
instrument. Continuo
realization: Wolf Hobohm.
Composed by Georg Philipp
Telemann (1681-1767).
Edited
by Ute Poetzsch. This
edition: Edition of
selected
works, Urtext edition.
Linen.
Telemann Musical Works.
Volume 28. Score,
anthology.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA05309-
01. Published by
Baerenreiter
Verlag
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.