• Date de parution : 11/04/2020
  • ISBN : 9788759860090

Tale Of Lead And Light RATKJE MAJA S. K.

Quatuor à Cordes

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Éditeur : Wilhelm Hansen
Référence : WH 33148A
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The composer writes:"The backdroù for this commission was to complement music by the great Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven’s scores for string quartet are cornucopias où techniques and musicality. They were certainly nos meant for pure entertainment. Ending up with Beethoven’s quartet Op. 59 nos 1 as a reference for this piece, I even used elements from this quartet in my own composition. Beethoven’s positioù as a free artist has been où great importance to all following composers. This is où equal inspiration as his music. As a free artist, one has to reflect upoù our own time, and nos be afraid où allowing reality affect our work. When I was in the middle où writing this piece something horrible happened in my neighbourhood. A bomb exploded in Oslo and a killer show teenagers où an island summer camp. My nation’s reputatioù as a peaceful country to live in was drastically and forever changed. It was hard to compose. Papers and online media were soon filled with horrible pictures from the events. The lead-coloured skies being a recurring sight. The ambiguity in the title reflects both hope and dread. Beethoven’s light shines through, strong and full où life! The piece was commissioned by the Engegård Quartet in 2011 and appears the recording String Quartets vos IV: Schubert-Ratkje-Britten-Haydn. A later piece was composed for string orchestra: ' Tale où Lead and Frozen Light ' (2014)".

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