Program notes igor stravinsky divertimento, suite from the. Stravinsky italian suite for violin and piano violin. George balanchine decided to choreograph the duo concertant in 1972 when he was planning the 1972 stravinsky festival. To view the first page of stravinsky duo concertant for violin and piano click the music sheet image. In his autobiography, igor stravinsky wrote of his not having had any great liking for the combination of strings and piano. Stravinsky composed his ballet the fairys kiss in 1928 and conducted the first. St petersburg in 1907, and most notably the suite, or divertimento as stravinsky called it. Divertimento, for violin and piano after the fairys kiss play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Divertimento, for violin and piano after the fairys kiss play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives. It has been recorded that at the premiere of his piano concerto 22 may 1924, stravinsky suffered a momentary lapse of memory and koussevitzky had to hum the first note of the largo to him, in order to continue routh 31. Igor stravinsky, in full igor fyodorovich stravinsky, born june 5 june 17, new style, 1882, oranienbaum now lomonosov, near st. Mozart to be performed without repeats except where noted. Piano rag music for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music.
He also made numerous arrangements for violin and piano, joining again with dushkin. Stravinsky duo concertant for violin and piano violin. Petersburg elizabeta petrenko soprano, composer piano first pub lication. Stravinsky tango classical piano music piano street. Igor stravinsky divertimento for violin and piano 1934 score. An analysis of stravinskys symphony of psalms focusing on. The following 1 pages are in this category, out of 1 total.
Divertimento, suite from the fairys kiss stravinsky composed his ballet the fairys kiss in 1928 and conducted the first performance on november 27 of. Stravinsky, i violin and piano works suite italienne divertimento duo concertant huebl, wait stravinskys music for violin and piano was written for his duo with violinist samuel dushkin. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Both the suite italienne and divertimento are arrangements of ballet scores, each work in turn an alchemic transformation of baroque and romantic. Igor stravinsky divertimento for violin and piano 1934 solenne paidassi, violin caroline esposito, piano. Besides the duo concertant, which is the only original creation, stravinskys arrangements andor recompositions of his earlier music sometimes exist in more than one version. To download pdf, click the download pdf button below the appropriate sheet music image. Igor stravinsky divertimento, for violin and piano. Program notes by phillip huscher igor stravinsky born june 17, 1882, oranienbaum, russia. The divertimento score calls for three flutes and piccolo, two oboes and. Stravinsky, igor elegie for solo viola viola or violin. Stravinsky, i violin and piano works suite italienne divertimento duo concertant huebl, wait nx 0985. Divertimento for violin and piano 1934 transcribed by igor stravinsky and samuel dushkin.
One of these is the suite for violin and piano, arranged from the ballet pulcinella material that stravinsky revisited in the 1930s in order to make a new version for dushkin. In reducing items from the firebird or the fairys kiss to the violin and piano. Introduzione is movement 1 from igor stavinskys suite. Petersburg, russiadied april 6, 1971, new york, new york, u. The resulting suite italienne will appear on the second and last volume of stravinskys music for violin, together with the violin concerto and other works. Introduzione from suite italienne for cello and accordion duo igor stravinsky. Stravinsky s work is a spirited homage to tchaikovsky, based on songs and piano pieces by that composer. Stay updated on the latest composer news and publications.
Liana gourdjia violin, katia skanavi piano, deutsche radio philharmonie nagy. Appropriately somber and melancholy, it was also stravinskys only work for viola. The ballet itself is based on songs by tchaikovsky and readily evokes the style of the earlier. Each suite was written so that stravinsky could have music of his own to play when he and american violinist samuel dushkin toured in the 1930s as a duo. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.
This ballet falls into stravinskys neoclassical period, and borrows themes and inspiration from another. Two of the three works presented heresuite italienne for violin and piano, and divertimento for violin and pianostarted life as orchestral pieces. Stravinsky piano music one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, igor stravinsky 18821971 was brought up in st petersburg, the son of a bass singer at the mariinsky theatre. At the beginning of the 20th century, the ragtime, originally a syncopated binary dance with bass note and its chord alternated respectively on the even and odd counts, reached an impressionable peak. Stravinsky, igor divertimento for violin and piano. The fingering is for csystem freebass accordion, also known as csystem bayan. This is second part from adoration of earth to dance of earth.
Both the suite italienne and divertimento are arrangements of ballet scores, each work in turn an alchemic transformation of baroque and romantic styles. All competition participants will be required to play a, b, c, and d. Concerto for piano and wind instruments stravinsky began this piano concerto in the summer of 1923 and completed it on april 21, 1924. Igor stravinsky born june 18, 1882, oranienbaum, russia. Divertimento by igor stravinsky 18821971 sheet music. The icemaiden, the work is an homage to pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, for the 35th anniversary of the composers death. T he violinist samuel dushkin, stravinskys collaborator, wrote that when arranging some of his more popular pieces for violin and piano the composer seemed to go back to the essence of the music. The violin concerto was commissioned by blair fairchild, an american composer, diplomat, and the patron of the young polish violinist samuel dushkin stravinsky and craft 1963, 79 willy strecker of b. Stravinskys music for violin and piano was written for his duo with violinist samuel dushkin. Check out works for violin and piano by igor stravinsky and dmitri shostakovich stravinsky.
Igor stravinsky divertimento, for violin and piano after the fairys. Igor feodorovich stravinsky 18821971 presto sheet music. Then suddenly, in 1928, he came out with a ballet score, apollo, written. Igor stravinsky bio, albums, pictures naxos classical.
Mephistopheless song in auerbachs cellar mussorgsky, modest as dedicatee 6 works dedicated to. Stravinskys work is a spirited homage to tchaikovsky, based on songs and piano pieces by. Pianoragmusic is a composition for piano solo by igor stravinsky, written in 1919. The russian duo has discovered and created new freshness in the sound of stravinskys music. Stravinskys in suite italienne and duo concertant by. Stravinsky s suite italienne for violin and piano is an arrangement of several movements from his pergolesi ballet pulcinella 1919 1920. The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Program notes igor stravinsky concerto for piano and. The stravinsky violin collection by igor stravinsky 1882. In addition to the violin and piano work, stravinsky also made an orchestral suite from the ballet also titled divertimento in 1934.
Stravinsky piano rag music sheet music for piano solo pdf. This substantial crop of violin and piano works mostly came about due to stravinskys concertgiving partnership with the violinist samuel dushkin in the 1930s. Setting by igor stravinsky of verses from the book of lamentations movements for piano and orchestra. Igor stravinsky divertimento for violin and piano 1934.
Program notes divertimento, suite from the fairys kiss. Stravinskyrite of spring, piano duo, first part sheet. About this item composed in 1944 on a commission from germain prevost, then the violist of the proarte quartet, elegie for solo viola was intended to be a memorial to the quartets first violinist, alphonse onnou, who had died in 1940. Piano, violin sheet music book by igor stravinsky 18821971. Iis 16 key fsharp major movementssections movtssecs. Igor stravinsky composer 18821971 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Based on hans christian andersens short story isjomfruen english. Apollon musagete renard ansermet 1955 naxos classical archives 9. The composer first hesitated to write a violin concerto, but he went on to compose a masterwork in neoclassical style in close collaboration with violinist samuel dushkin. Order from your preferred classical music cd store.
Stravinsky and rachmaninoff open computing facility. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. It is obvious in the use of some of tchaikovskys songs and piano pieces for stravinskys divertimento based on his ballet the fairys kiss, and it is again strongly present in the klezmerlike allegretto. Works for violin and piano by igor stravinsky and dmitri. Stravinskys suite italienne for violin and piano is an arrangement of several movements from his pergolesi ballet pulcinella 1919 1920. Stravinskys rarelyperformed violin concerto, coupled with the main works of his repertoire for violin and piano. Stravinsky transcribed pulcinella three timesin 1925 for violin and piano, in 1932 as italian suite for cello and piano, and in 1933, also as italian suite, for violin and piano. Divertimento by igor stravinsky 18821971 sheet music for. Stravinsky, i violin and piano works suite italienne. Igor stravinskys divertimento for violin and piano 1932 is one of a number of. Suite from histoire du soldat, 1919, violin, clarinet, and piano, suites. Stravinsky, i violin and piano works suite italienne divertimento duo concertant huebl, wait naxos 8.
That there nevertheless are a number of chamber works by him featuring the violin is to a large extent due to the violinist samuel dushkin. The table below gives the following information for works by igor stravinsky where. Shop and buy the stravinsky violin collection sheet music. In pulcinella, stravinsky had taken works by the early eighteenthcentury italian composer giambattista pergolesi and effectively rewritten them by cutting, altering, and transforming the music into his own style. The focus of the preceding volume was on the works for violin and piano, most of them stravinskys arrangements of his own music for the stage, and gringolts and pianist peter laul were praised for their performances, for instance in fanfare. This ballet falls into stravinsky s neoclassical period, and borrows themes and inspiration from another great russian ballet composer, tchaikovsky.
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