1 To some, Joseph Haydn (1732‐1809) is known familiarly as “the
... Artaria & Company expanded into music printing.7 Haydn’s first publication was in 1779 and was a set of six keyboard sonatas. In his contract with Artaria, Haydn was unable to sell his own music. This changed on New Year’s Day 1779 when he sent a letter to J.C. Lavater asking him to publicize ...
... Artaria & Company expanded into music printing.7 Haydn’s first publication was in 1779 and was a set of six keyboard sonatas. In his contract with Artaria, Haydn was unable to sell his own music. This changed on New Year’s Day 1779 when he sent a letter to J.C. Lavater asking him to publicize ...
The Damocles Trio Plays Works By Brahms
... (the third scale-degree). Throughout the movement Brahms has great fun confounding listeners' expectations with this "joker" key: just when audiences feel sure of where Brahms is heading, he pulls the rug out from under them. For all of the anguish of the first three movements, Brahms concludes his ...
... (the third scale-degree). Throughout the movement Brahms has great fun confounding listeners' expectations with this "joker" key: just when audiences feel sure of where Brahms is heading, he pulls the rug out from under them. For all of the anguish of the first three movements, Brahms concludes his ...
“Global conversations we need to have”: Renowned NH music
... worldwide as a classical clarinetist as well as a new music improviser and jazz player. His compositions include works for orchestra, chamber groups, and solo clarinet as well as film scores, dance soundtracks, and electroacoustic music. He has recorded five CDs of his own music, including several w ...
... worldwide as a classical clarinetist as well as a new music improviser and jazz player. His compositions include works for orchestra, chamber groups, and solo clarinet as well as film scores, dance soundtracks, and electroacoustic music. He has recorded five CDs of his own music, including several w ...
Press Quotes - Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir
... The overgrown self-importance of an artist should not be in the leading role of a performance, but the music, and in this concert, the music really was. ...The piece (Per Slava) is mostly played with major and minor second intervals that slowly create a magnificant web of tones which Sæunn accomplis ...
... The overgrown self-importance of an artist should not be in the leading role of a performance, but the music, and in this concert, the music really was. ...The piece (Per Slava) is mostly played with major and minor second intervals that slowly create a magnificant web of tones which Sæunn accomplis ...
arranging for strings i
... completed a few years ago. Observe the use of imitation between the violins and the violas and cellos. Notice that the basses are omitted, as their sound would create too heavy a sound for two musical lines. ...
... completed a few years ago. Observe the use of imitation between the violins and the violas and cellos. Notice that the basses are omitted, as their sound would create too heavy a sound for two musical lines. ...
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata in C minor
... A brief coda leads to an entirely different emotional world in the far longer concluding movement, marked Arietta: Adagio molto semplice ed cantabile. The menace of the first movement recedes into the b ...
... A brief coda leads to an entirely different emotional world in the far longer concluding movement, marked Arietta: Adagio molto semplice ed cantabile. The menace of the first movement recedes into the b ...
the Classics In Context Program
... They still had their own churches and monarchies, but all their leaders, political and intellectual, understood that they were facing not just a new century but a new world. Whatever happened, Europe was leading the way. By 1830, Europe was a continent in ferment. From the Netherlands to Greece, fro ...
... They still had their own churches and monarchies, but all their leaders, political and intellectual, understood that they were facing not just a new century but a new world. Whatever happened, Europe was leading the way. By 1830, Europe was a continent in ferment. From the Netherlands to Greece, fro ...
chamber symphony no. 1, op. 9 composed from 1905
... used in the String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, which casts a multi-movement format into one uninterrupted sonata form. He acknowledged Beethoven’s String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131, as a model, as well as works by Liszt. Schubert’s “Wanderer” Fantasy, which had in turn been Liszt’s model, may have ...
... used in the String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, which casts a multi-movement format into one uninterrupted sonata form. He acknowledged Beethoven’s String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131, as a model, as well as works by Liszt. Schubert’s “Wanderer” Fantasy, which had in turn been Liszt’s model, may have ...
Brentano String Quartet - Hancher
... opening, imitating hunting horns perhaps even more faithfully than Mozart’s music. In many of its most important melodies and motifs it specifically recalls similar material from the earlier piece. And, perhaps most importantly, there seems a conscious effort at simplicity of harmony and texture in ...
... opening, imitating hunting horns perhaps even more faithfully than Mozart’s music. In many of its most important melodies and motifs it specifically recalls similar material from the earlier piece. And, perhaps most importantly, there seems a conscious effort at simplicity of harmony and texture in ...
Artemis 3-19 Notes
... and No. 2 in A minor. True to Brahms’ fastidiousness, work began on the pair in 1865 and they took several years to write. Practice runs of the quartets took place in 1869 but Brahms remained unsatisfied and continued to work on the pair. When his first string quartets premiered Brahms was forty yea ...
... and No. 2 in A minor. True to Brahms’ fastidiousness, work began on the pair in 1865 and they took several years to write. Practice runs of the quartets took place in 1869 but Brahms remained unsatisfied and continued to work on the pair. When his first string quartets premiered Brahms was forty yea ...
String Instrument Vocabulary Violin – The queen of the orchestra
... Viola – The second highest member of the string family. Its music is written in the alto clef and is held under the chin. Cello – The tenor voice of the orchestra. The player sits down to play. Its music is written in the bass clef. Double Bass – The largest and lowest member of the string family. T ...
... Viola – The second highest member of the string family. Its music is written in the alto clef and is held under the chin. Cello – The tenor voice of the orchestra. The player sits down to play. Its music is written in the bass clef. Double Bass – The largest and lowest member of the string family. T ...
Program booklet
... intensify the sublimity of the introduction, which ends by the beautiful melodic line and lyrical relief blending into Allegro appassionato, the main part of the movement. This fast section abounds in masterful motifs, the main one being briefly followed by triumphant fanfares, the composer’s unmist ...
... intensify the sublimity of the introduction, which ends by the beautiful melodic line and lyrical relief blending into Allegro appassionato, the main part of the movement. This fast section abounds in masterful motifs, the main one being briefly followed by triumphant fanfares, the composer’s unmist ...
Finale (Presto)
... the two quartets should therefore swap their opus numbers. In view of the immense homesickness overflowing Dvořák’s American pieces – particularly his Symphony No. 9, From the New World, and B minor Cello Concerto -, it will be easier to understand the immense joy filling both string quartets. That ...
... the two quartets should therefore swap their opus numbers. In view of the immense homesickness overflowing Dvořák’s American pieces – particularly his Symphony No. 9, From the New World, and B minor Cello Concerto -, it will be easier to understand the immense joy filling both string quartets. That ...
LMM - Artaria String Quartet 2015-16 Program II Politically Incorrect
... frustration, and ultimate sorrow about World War II. It is also one of his most sincere messages unclouded by any political compromises. So, too, is it one of his longest quartets, culminating his use of five movements. Despite this certain grandness of scale, the work has all the intimacy and compl ...
... frustration, and ultimate sorrow about World War II. It is also one of his most sincere messages unclouded by any political compromises. So, too, is it one of his longest quartets, culminating his use of five movements. Despite this certain grandness of scale, the work has all the intimacy and compl ...
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
... laughter when they saw the F major quartet. Beethoven held their leader, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, a cheerful, chubby man, in some esteem, nicknaming him ‘My Lord Falstaff.’ But it was to Schuppanzigh that he directed his famous remark: "Do you suppose that I am thinking about your wretched fiddle when th ...
... laughter when they saw the F major quartet. Beethoven held their leader, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, a cheerful, chubby man, in some esteem, nicknaming him ‘My Lord Falstaff.’ But it was to Schuppanzigh that he directed his famous remark: "Do you suppose that I am thinking about your wretched fiddle when th ...
LMM - Artaria String Quartet 2015
... one school of music. At a time when the German traditions of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms were giving way to the Second Viennese School led by Arnold Schoenberg, Bartók stood alone. While his early music was fed by the Romantic traditions of Brahms and Wagner, it is his own unique ...
... one school of music. At a time when the German traditions of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms were giving way to the Second Viennese School led by Arnold Schoenberg, Bartók stood alone. While his early music was fed by the Romantic traditions of Brahms and Wagner, it is his own unique ...
String quartet chamber music
... ensembles. The Art of Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, for example, can be played on a keyboard instrument (harpsichord or organ) or by a string quartet or string orchestra. The instrumentation of trio sonatas was also often flexibly specified; some of Handel’s sonatas are scored for "German flute, H ...
... ensembles. The Art of Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, for example, can be played on a keyboard instrument (harpsichord or organ) or by a string quartet or string orchestra. The instrumentation of trio sonatas was also often flexibly specified; some of Handel’s sonatas are scored for "German flute, H ...
discography - Quatuor Terpsycordes
... In every movement there is intelligence and a well-developed sense of shape and argument www.musicweb-international.com (UK) From the outset of their début disc they display a nicely balanced ensemble with a pleasing tone that has been well schooled. […] The recording is warm, cleanly defined and ve ...
... In every movement there is intelligence and a well-developed sense of shape and argument www.musicweb-international.com (UK) From the outset of their début disc they display a nicely balanced ensemble with a pleasing tone that has been well schooled. […] The recording is warm, cleanly defined and ve ...
Marmarai Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991) was the leading
... an allegro moderato. Every so often momentum ceases while individual instruments muse on the themes in a quasi-improvisational manner. These sections contain moments of considerable beauty. The slow movement, an Adagio with a poco vivo middle section, is notable for its free counterpoint. In this an ...
... an allegro moderato. Every so often momentum ceases while individual instruments muse on the themes in a quasi-improvisational manner. These sections contain moments of considerable beauty. The slow movement, an Adagio with a poco vivo middle section, is notable for its free counterpoint. In this an ...
Takács Quartet - The Friends of Chamber Music
... In 2015-2016, the Takács returns to Carnegie Hall for two programs, one featuring a new work by composer Timo Andres, commissioned by Carnegie Hall, and one with pianist Garrick Ohlsson. They also perform with Mr. Ohlsson at Stanford, the University of Richmond, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, and at the Un ...
... In 2015-2016, the Takács returns to Carnegie Hall for two programs, one featuring a new work by composer Timo Andres, commissioned by Carnegie Hall, and one with pianist Garrick Ohlsson. They also perform with Mr. Ohlsson at Stanford, the University of Richmond, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, and at the Un ...
The following notes are copyright Susan Halpern 2012. String
... Accents and harmonically strong chords shift their positions within the measure and create so marked an instability that even the irregularities of the trio section seem strong and stable in contrast. The sad strength of the extraordinary, muted Adagio non troppo movement is also without equal anywh ...
... Accents and harmonically strong chords shift their positions within the measure and create so marked an instability that even the irregularities of the trio section seem strong and stable in contrast. The sad strength of the extraordinary, muted Adagio non troppo movement is also without equal anywh ...
McCalmont`s List 12: Joseph Haydn`s String Quartet in C, Op. 76
... For 30 years, Haydn worked almost exclusively for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. The composer achieved fame throughout Europe and traveled as a musical celebrity during his old age. Haydn’s constant popularity can be attributed to his use of easily discernible forms, innovative thematic d ...
... For 30 years, Haydn worked almost exclusively for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. The composer achieved fame throughout Europe and traveled as a musical celebrity during his old age. Haydn’s constant popularity can be attributed to his use of easily discernible forms, innovative thematic d ...
Program Notes - San Francisco Performances
... word “string quartet.” Instead, he said only that he was having “quartet-ish thoughts” and referred to the music he was planning as “quartet-essays.” Finally he overcame his fears, and in June and July of 1842 Schumann quickly composed three string quartets. While there is much attractive music in t ...
... word “string quartet.” Instead, he said only that he was having “quartet-ish thoughts” and referred to the music he was planning as “quartet-essays.” Finally he overcame his fears, and in June and July of 1842 Schumann quickly composed three string quartets. While there is much attractive music in t ...
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or any small chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers, with one performer to a part. However, by definition it usually does not include solo instrument performances.Because of its intimate nature, chamber music has been described as ""the music of friends"". For more than 100 years, chamber music was played primarily by amateur musicians in their homes, and even today, when most chamber music performance has migrated from the home to the concert hall, many musicians, amateur and professional, still play chamber music for their own pleasure. Playing chamber music requires special skills, both musical and social, that differ from the skills required for playing solo or symphonic works.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe described chamber music (specifically, string quartet music) as ""four rational people conversing"". This conversational paradigm has been a thread woven through the history of chamber music composition from the end of the 18th century to the present. The analogy to conversation recurs in descriptions and analyses of chamber music compositions.