Piano - Grade 4
SKU:
HL.14022821
Composed
by Carl August Nielsen.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Book
[Softcover]. 20 pages.
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
#WH16743. Published by
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14022821).
ISBN
9788759854280.
8.25x11.75x0.136 inches.
English.
Carl
Nielsen is doubtlessly
one of Denmark's most
important and popular
composers. This is no
more evident than in his
1916 work for Piano Solo,
Chaconne Op.32, which
followed a seventeen-year
gap in his compositions
for that instrument. It
is a decidedly dynamic
work, in constant motion
from the moment the
simple opening theme
begins through the
crescendo and to the
winding down and end of
this piece. The twenty
variations that form the
core of this piece
themselves have a varied
range, sometimes
comparatively easy,
showing Bach's influence,
other times he uses
highly complex contrasts.
This is a fine example of
Nielsen's work and uses
mood and texture to great
effect making it ideal
for concert or recital
performance whilst the
variations make it a
clever training
manual.