By Hajamadagascar Various. Edited by Joseph Diermaier. Arranged by August Schmid...(+)
By Hajamadagascar
Various. Edited by Joseph
Diermaier. Arranged by
August Schmidhofer. For
Violin, Piano. Play Along
- World Music. Includes
Apondo, E! Ralinina, O!
Dralako, Zahoravo
(orig.), and Fiainana
(orig.).. Play along;
world music. Solo part,
accompaniment part, and
play along CD. Published
by Universal Edition
Trans
figured Life - Still
Life, Op. 165 (violin &
piano) - David
Braid
I am keen on
concise musical forms
such as Prelude and
Fugue, where there is one
clear straightforward
idea, followed by another
that is more involved &
developed.
In
keeping with that idea,
this work consists of two
distinct pieces, the
first - Transfigured Life
- aims to draw in the
listener with its quick,
dancing rhythm and
simple, melodic violin
part. It 'transfigures'
via a few short solo
piano interludes into
just two alternating
notes to end - which are
the core of the original
idea, now made clear by
clearing everything else
out of the
way.
The second
piece - Still Life -
retains its sense of
stillness through an
uncomplicated piano line
that gives lots of space
for the violin's
contrasting (but again
simple) part. As an
absolute, not
programmatic, piece the
title refers to the
atmospheric colour and
pacing only; it's up to
the listener to see
'Still life' of their
choosing in their own
mind.
A note on
performance: Despite
my reference to 'simple'
lines, and the work's
determined avoidance of
mainstream modernist
squeak - the work has
certain performance
challenges of phrasing
and ensemble that
requires considerable
skill and musicianship.
The work has had the
privilege of being
recently recorded by
violinist Ezgi
Sarıkcıoğlu and
pianist Rossitza
Stoycheva, and is
available on all major
platforms:
Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Violin/Piano) SKU: HL.49047030 21 Origina...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin (Violin/Piano)
SKU: HL.49047030
21 Original Pieces and
Arrangements for Violin
and Piano. Composed
by Various. Edited by
Wolfgang Birtel. String.
Classical, Romantic.
Softcover. 120 pages.
Schott Music #ED23524.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49047030).
UPC:
196288108689.
Again
and again composers have
been inspired by the
animal world and have
represented the nature of
the most diverse animals
in music - be it
locomotion, such as the
flight of a butterfly or
the wriggling of a trout,
or the imagery of an
animal character. For
this thematic volume with
a classic-romantic focus,
Wolfgang Birtel made
arrangements for violin
and piano and brought
together original
works.
Op. 31a. Composed by Oliver Knussen (1952-). Solo; Solo Small Ensembles; Strin...(+)
Op. 31a. Composed by
Oliver
Knussen (1952-). Solo;
Solo
Small Ensembles; String -
Violin and Piano. Faber
Edition. 20th Century.
Part(s); Score. Faber
Music
#12-0571520561. Published
by
Faber Music