SKU: BT.DHP-1114864-140
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
In 1878, on a commission from his publisher, Anton n Dvorák wrote a series of eight Slavonic dances. Modelled on Johannes Brahmsâ?? famous Hungarian Dances, although in contrast to Brahmsâ?? work, Dvorák used no original melodies. Wil van der Beek has arranged No. 7, a brisk 2/4 dance, as well as No. 8, a passionate, exuberant furiant in 3/4. In 1878 schreef Dvoøák op verzoek van zijn uitgever een serie van acht Slavische dansen. Daarbij zouden de beroemde Hongaarse dansen van Brahms als voorbeeld moeten dienen. Dvoøák had echter zijn eigen opvattingover het kunstzinnigvormgeven van (volks)dansen. Waar Brahms meerdere bestaande melodieën van dansen uitHongarije gebruikte, beperkte Dvoøák zich tot karakteristieke ritmische patronen van dansvormen uit zijn vaderland. Oorspronkelijk zijn de Slavischedansen gecomponeerd voor klavier vierhandig. Vrij spoedig maakte Dvoøák zelf een versie voor orkest, waarmee hij wereldroem vergaarde. Het succes was zo groot (zeker ook in financieel opzicht voor de uitgever!) dat een tweedeserie van acht dansen volgde: opus 72 in het oeuvre van Dvoøák.Kenmerken:Dans nr. 4 (Tempo di menuetto, 3/4 maat)Dit is een feestelijke, vrolijke sousedská (te beschouwen als de Tsjechische variant op het menuet), een driedeligedans waarvan de hoekdelen gracieus zijn en het middendeel voor een levendig contrast zorgt.Dans nr. 7 (Allegro assai, 2/4 maat)Dvoøák lijkt hier ge nspireerd te zijn geweest door een snelle dans genaamd skocná. Het hoofdthemawerkt humoristisch doordat het in de vorm van een canon wordt gepresenteerd.Dans nr. 8 (Presto, 3/4 maat)Dit is een temperamentvolle furiant, vol vreugde en uitgelatenheid, gevolgd door een rustiger middendeel, datuitmondtin een zeer krachtig en snel slot.Im Jahre 1878 schrieb Anton n Dvorák im Auftrag seines Verlegers eine Reihe von acht slawischen Tänzen. Als Vorbild dienten die beru?hmten Ungarischen Tänze von Johannes Brahms, im Gegensatz zu diesem verwendete Dvorák jedoch keine originalen Melodien. Wil van der Beek bearbeitete fu?r dieses Arrangement die Nr. 7, einen schnellen Tanz im 2/4-Takt, sowie die Nr. 8, einen leidenschaftlichen, u?berschwänglichen Furiantâ?? im 3/4-Takt. En 1878, Anton n Dvorák composa une série de huit danses slaves. Contrairement Brahms, Dvorák sâ??est contenté dâ??emprunter aux danses de son pays natal leurs caractéristiques rythmiques. Wil van der Beek a réalisé un arrangement de deux dâ??entre elles : la danse n° 7, une vive skocná dont le thème mélodique est écrit en forme de canon et la danse n° 8, fougueuse et énergique qui est menée presto. La partie centrale est apaisée. Le _x001C_finale est vif et puissant.Nel 1878 Antonin Dvorák compone su commissione una serie di otto danze slave. Anche se le celebri Danze Ungheresi di Brahms gli servirono da modello, Dvorák non utilizzò melodie originali. Wil van der Beek ha arrangiato la Danza n.7 caratterizzata da un tempo veloce in 2/4 e la Danza n. 8, un furiant passionale in 3/4.
SKU: BT.DHP-1114864-010
SKU: HL.50601101
ISBN 9781540005540. UPC: 888680711443. 11x14 inches.
Composer note: The idea for a piano concerto for the Boston Symphony was instigated by Robert Levin, the great Mozart scholar and pianist. The idea was evidently embraced by BSO Artistic Administrator Tony Fogg and supported by Music Director James Levine. Much of the concerto was composed during the summer of 2004 at the American Academy in Rome in a secluded studio hidden within the Academy walls. While much of the composing took place far from home, the concerto comes out as a particularly “American” piece, shot through with vernacular elements. As in many of my compositions, simple, familiar musical ideas are the starting point. A shape, a melodic fragment, a rhythm, a chord, a texture, or a sonority may ignite the appetite for exploration. How such simple insignificant things can be altered, elaborated, extended, and combined becomes the exciting challenge of composition. I also want the finished work to breathe in a natural way, to progress spontaneously, organically, moving toward a transformation of the musical substance in ways unimaginable to me when I began the journey. Transformation is the goal, with the intention of achieving an altered state of perception and exposure that I am otherwise unable to achieve. “Chiavi in mano” – the title of the concerto – is the mantra used by automobile salesmen and realtors in Italy: Buy the house or the car and the keys are yours. But the more pertinent reason for the title is the fact that the piano writing is designed to fall “under the hand” and no matter how difficult it may be, it remains physically comfortable and devoid of stress. In other words: “Keys in hand.” –Yehudi Wyner, December 13, 2004.
SKU: BT.ESZ-01494800
With his Venti pezzi per pianoforte (1938), the Hungarian composer Sándor Veress (1907-92) wanted to create a collection of piano miniatures on folk melodies destined for use in the concert hall as well as for teaching purposes. Each piece is based on one or more songs and dances from different Hungarian speaking areas, which are re-elaborated and presented in a carefully conceived alternation of character, musical writing and technical difficulty. The result is a multi-colored overview of Hungarian folk music: songs of a pathetic or even dramatic nature are contrasted with lighter and high-spirited pieces, interspersed with dances of varying types, among which a homogeneousblock stands out formed by the group of Csárdás, a typical tavern dance also used by Liszt. The Venti pezzi per pianoforte represent the culmination of the extensive ethnomusicological research made by Veress in the ’30s and ‘40s, while working as assistant to László Lajtha and to Béla Bartók, and at the same time carrying out field work in Hungary and neighboring countries. The composer intended that this collection should play a fundamental role of mediation between folklore and western “art†music, by revitalizing the language from within, without resorting to the abstractions of the experimentation being developed in Europe at the time. During his lifetime Veress never succeeded in publishing the complete version of the Venti pezzi per pianoforte, but issued various selections of the pieces, two of which remained totally unpublished. The present critical edition prepared by Giada Viviani reconstructs the complete text of the Venti pezzi per pianoforte on the basis of manuscript sources kept at the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel: the musical scores, with fingering by Jakub Tchorzewski, are accompanied by an introductory essay on the context in which the collection was created, including a description of the state of the sources and a detailed apparatus criticus of the textual variants. Con i suoi Venti pezzi per pianoforte (1938), il compositore ungherese Sándor Veress (1907-92) ha voluto creare una raccolta di miniature pianistiche su melodie popolari destinate sia a un uso concertistico, sia all’attivit didattica. In ogni branovengono rielaborati uno o più canti e danze provenienti da diverse aree geografiche di lingua ungherese, che si susseguono in base a una sapiente alternanza di carattere, scrittura musicale, difficolt esecutiva. Viene così offerta una variegatapanoramica della musica popolare di questa nazionalit : a canti di contenuto patetico o addirittura drammatico se ne affiancano di più leggeri e giocosi, avvicendandosi a danze di natura differente, tra cui spicca come un blocco omogeneo il gruppodelle Csárdás, tipica danza da locanda utilizzata anche da Liszt.I Venti pezzi per pianoforte rappresentano il coronamento della ricca attivit etnomusicologica condotta da Veress tra gli anni ’30 e ‘40, sia lavorando come assistente di László Lajtha e di Béla Bartók, sia svolgendo ricerca sul campo in Ungheria enei paesi limitrofi. Per il compositore, questa raccolta doveva svolgere un fondamentale ruolo di mediazione tra il folklore e la musica “colta†occidentale, in maniera da rivitalizzarne il linguaggio dall’interno, senza gli astrattismi dellesperimentazioni allora condotte in Europa.Nel corso della sua vita Veress non riuscì mai a pubblicare la versione integrale dei Venti pezzi per pianoforte, mentre ne fece uscire sul mercato alcune selezioni, lasciando del tutto inediti due brani. La presente edizione critica a cura di GiadaViviani ricostruisce il testo completo dei Venti pezzi per pianoforte in base alle fonti manoscritte conservate presso la Fondazione Paul Sacher di Basilea: gli spartiti musicali, corredati dalla diteggiatura di Jakub Tchorzewski, sono accompagnatida un saggio introduttivo sul contesto di creazione della raccolta, dalla descrizione dello stato delle fonti e da un dettagliato apparato critico delle varianti testuali.
