Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet explained
The Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op.21 (French: '''Concert pour piano, violon et quatuor à cordes''') is a piano sextet by Ernest Chausson scored for piano, violin and string quartet. The work was composed between 1888 and 1891.[1] [2]
Structure
There are four movements:
- Décidé - Animé
- Sicilienne
Pas vite
- Grave
- Très animé.
Première performance
The work was first performed in Brussels on 26 February 1892, with Eugène Ysaÿe taking the solo violin part.[3] The work was well received. Chausson wrote in his diary:
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Richard Langham Smith. Caroline Potter. French Music Since Berlioz. 2006. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-0-7546-0282-8. 70.
- Book: Ernest Chausson: The Composer's Life and Works . Jean-Pierre Barricelli . Leo Weinstein . Greenwood Press . 143 . 1973.
- Web site: Naxos Records . Sleeve note . About this Recording . Steven M. Whiting . 2020-09-03 . 2016-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311154858/https://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.572468&catNum=572468&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English . dead .