| From Jewish Life Violoncelle, Piano Guitare classique Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Cello, Piano SKU: CF.BF141 Composed by Ernest Bloch. Edited...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Piano SKU:
CF.BF141 Composed by
Ernest Bloch. Edited by
Julian Schwarz. 12+8
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#BF141. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.BF141).
ISBN 9781491159989.
UPC:
680160918584. The
three pieces From Jewish
Life were composed by
Swiss-American composer
Ernest Bloch in 1924, the
same year he took U.S.
citizenship. Though
clearly inspired and
influenced by Jewish
experience, they are
purely concert pieces,
and do not provide any
specific liturgical
significance.
The
first movement, Prayer,
is a deeply heartfelt
plea to the almighty. As
Neil W Levin writes, The
initial four-note motive
in the minor mode,
together with its
elaboration in the
ensuing phrases, sounds
as if it might have
served as the skeletal
model for Max Janowski's
(1912-1991) now
well-known setting of the
High Holyday prayer Avinu
Malkenu. This prayer has
special meaning in my own
spiritual life, as I have
been singing it since my
childhood. Both Prayer
and Janowski's Avinu
Malkenu are cantorial in
nature, to be sung with
heartfelt
pathos.
The second
movement, Supplication
(the act of begging
humbly), has more angst,
almost a sense of urgency
as a result of the
rhythmic motor in the
piano. The third
movement, Jewish Song,
evokes a quintessentially
Eastern-European
melancholy. Its falling
motives with bent
intonation might
represent the pain of the
Jewish
experience.
The
works were dedicated to
Dutch-American cellist
Hans Kindler, a highly
influential musician of
his time, and founder of
the National Symphony
Orchestra in Washington,
D.C. Mr. Kindler was the
soloist for the world
premiere of Bloch's most
celebrated work, Schelomo
in 1917.
Though
the popularity of Bloch's
oeuvre has been dominated
by works of Jewish
connection, we should not
forget that Bloch had
many other stylistic
periods, including
Franco-Belgian, modal,
serial, and even American
folk. In 1927, he was
awarded Musical America's
composition prize in a
unanimous vote, despite
being regarded as an
outsider by American
music writers at the
time. His winning work
America (1928) was
performed by every major
orchestra and conductor
in the following seasons.
May we be proud of his
contributions to American
music. The three
pieces From Jewish Life
were composed by
Swiss-American composer
Ernest Bloch in 1924, the
same year he took U.S.
citizenship. Though
clearly inspired and
influenced by Jewish
experience, they are
purely concert pieces,
and do not provide any
specific liturgical
significance. The first
movement, Prayer, is a
deeply heartfelt plea to
the almighty. As Neil W
Levin writes, The initial
four-note motive in the
minor mode, together with
its elaboration in the
ensuing phrases, sounds
as if it might have
served as the skeletal
model for Max Janowski's
(1912-1991) now
well-known setting of the
High Holyday prayer Avinu
Malkenu. This prayer has
special meaning in my own
spiritual life, as I have
been singing it since my
childhood. Both Prayer
and Janowski's Avinu
Malkenu are cantorial in
nature, to be sung with
heartfelt pathos. The
second movement,
Supplication (the act of
begging humbly), has more
angst, almost a sense of
urgency as a result of
the rhythmic motor in the
piano. The third
movement, Jewish Song,
evokes a quintessentially
Eastern-European
melancholy. Its falling
motives with bent
intonation might
represent the pain of the
Jewish experience. The
works were dedicated to
Dutch-American cellist
Hans Kindler, a highly
influential musician of
his time, and founder of
the National Symphony
Orchestra in Washington,
D.C. Mr. Kindler was the
soloist for the world
premiere of Bloch's most
celebrated work, Schelomo
in 1917. Though the
popularity of Bloch's
oeuvre has been dominated
by works of Jewish
connection, we should not
forget that Bloch had
many other stylistic
periods, including
Franco-Belgian, modal,
serial, and even American
folk. In 1927, he was
awarded Musical America's
composition prize in a
unanimous vote, despite
being regarded as an
outsider by American
music writers at the
time. His winning work
America (1928) was
performed by every major
orchestra and conductor
in the following seasons.
May we be proud of his
contributions to American
music. The three
pieces From Jewish Life
were composed by
Swiss-American composer
Ernest Bloch in 1924, the
same year he took U.S.
citizenship. Though
clearly inspired and
influenced by Jewish
experience, they are
purely concert pieces,
and do not provide any
specific liturgical
significance.The first
movement,
“Prayerâ€, is
a deeply heartfelt plea
to the almighty. As Neil
W Levin writes,
“The initial
four-note motive in the
minor mode, together with
its elaboration in the
ensuing phrases, sounds
as if it might have
served as the skeletal
model for Max
Janowski’s
(1912–1991) now
well-known setting of the
High Holyday prayer Avinu
Malkenu.†This
prayer has special
meaning in my own
spiritual life, as I have
been singing it since my
childhood. Both
“Prayer†and
Janowski’s Avinu
Malkenu are cantorial in
nature, to be sung with
heartfelt pathos.The
second movement,
“Supplicationâ€
(the act of begging
humbly), has more angst,
almost a sense of urgency
as a result of the
rhythmic motor in the
piano. The third
movement, “Jewish
Songâ€, evokes a
quintessentially
Eastern-European
melancholy. Its falling
motives with bent
intonation might
represent the pain of the
Jewish experience.The
works were dedicated to
Dutch-American cellist
Hans Kindler, a highly
influential musician of
his time, and founder of
the National Symphony
Orchestra in Washington,
D.C. Mr. Kindler was the
soloist for the world
premiere of
Bloch’s most
celebrated work, Schelomo
in 1917.Though the
popularity of
Bloch’s oeuvre has
been dominated by works
of Jewish connection, we
should not forget that
Bloch had many other
stylistic periods,
including Franco-Belgian,
modal, serial, and even
American folk. In 1927,
he was awarded Musical
America’s
composition prize in a
unanimous vote, despite
being regarded as an
outsider by American
music writers at the
time. His winning work
America (1928) was
performed by every major
orchestra and conductor
in the following seasons.
May we be proud of his
contributions to American
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| Pieces for Violoncello Violoncelle, Piano EMB (Editio Musica Budapest)
Cello and Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ14768 Composed by Franz Liszt. Book Only. Com...(+)
Cello and Piano SKU:
BT.EMBZ14768 Composed
by Franz Liszt. Book
Only. Composed 2011. 76
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ14768.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14768).
Not many people
know that Franz Liszt
arranged some of his
piano pieces for the
cello, with piano
accompaniment, and that
these versions of the
works appeared in print
during the maestro's
lifetime. Ãrpád
Pejtsik selected two of
these for this volume
compiled to mark Liszt's
jubilee: Elegies I and
II. The other
compositions by Liszt
that appear in the
collection were likewise
originally works for
piano: the Ave Maria and
Cantique d'amour (pieces
from the Harmonies
poétiques et
religieuses cycle) were
transcribed by a pupil of
Liszt, Robert Pflughaupt
the cello version,
transposed into G major,
of the E Major
Consolation is by Jules
de Swert, solo cellist in
the Weimar orchestraof
those days that of the
Angelus (the opening
piece in Volume 3 of the
cycle entitled Years of
Pilgrimage ) is by Lothar
Windsperger, a German
composer who lived at the
turn of the 19th-20th
century. The Valse
oubliée No. 1 was
transcribed by Liszt s
virtuoso piano pupil
Ferruccio Busoni
Notturno, which became
famous as the third piece
in the Liebesträume
series, is a transposed
version of the original
song ( O lieb, so lang du
lieben kannst ) made by
the editor of this
volume.
Not many
people know that Ferenc
Liszt arranged some of
his piano pieces for the
cello, with piano
accompaniment, and this
version of the works
appeared in print during
the maestro's lifetime.
Ãrpád Pejtsik
selected two of these
forthis volume compiled
to mark Liszt's jubilee:
Elegy I and
Elegy II. The
other compositions by
Liszt that appear in the
collection were likewise
originally works for
piano: the Ave
Maria and Cantique
d'amour(pieces from
the Harmonies
poétiques et
religieuses cycle) were
transcribed by a pupil of
Liszt, Robert Pflughaupt;
the cello version,
transposed into G major,
of the E major
Consolation is by
Jules de Swert, solo
cellistin the Weimar
orchestra of those days;
that of the
Angelus (the
opening piece in Volume 3
of the cycle entitled
Years of Pilgrimage) is
by Lothar Windsperger, a
German composer who lived
at the turn of the
19th-20thcentury.
Nur Wenigen ist bekannt,
dass Liszt einige seiner
Klavierstücke auch
für Violoncello mit
Klavierbegleitung
bearbeitet hatte, und
dass diese Version der
Werke noch zu Lebzeiten
des Komponisten in Druck
erschien. In diesem Band
nahm Ãrpád Pejtsik
zwei dieser Stücke,
die I. und II. Elegie
auf. Die anderen
Liszt-Kompositionen in
der Sammlung sind auch
ursprünglich
Klavierwerke: der
Bearbeiter ist beim Ave
Maria und Cantique
d'amour (Stücke aus
dem Zyklus Harmonies
poétiques et
religieuses) der
Liszt-Schüler Robert
Pflughaupt. Von Jules de
Swert, der damals
Solocellist des Weimarer
Orchesters war, wurde die
in G-Dur transponierte
Violoncelloversion der
E-Dur Consolation, und
vonLothar Windsperger,
dem an der Wende zum 20.
Jahrhundert lebenden
deutschen Komponisten,
das Angelus (das
Eröffnungsstück des
III. Bandes des Zyklus
Pilgerjahre)
bearbeitet. $34.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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