Nov 08, 2017 kellen degnan, cello april sun, piano second masters recital at cleveland institute of music 0. This prelude is one of 12 small preludes written separately at different times in bachs life for pedagogical purposes. Chopin preludes the winter of 1838 which chopin spent with george sand on the island of majorca was one of the most important in his life, for it was here it is said that he composed or at least edited and prepared for publication some of his most popular masterpieces, his preludes a word which might be paraphrased as introductions to a. Auerbach, lera sheet music catalogue of works preis. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Celloquy and solo piano preludes and dreams, the 24 preludes for violin and piano seek to reexplore, in her own words, the value and expressive possibilities of all the major and minor tonalities, as valid.
Prelude, bwv 939 johann sebastian bach about the prelude bwv 939. Cycling through the 24 keys by means of a series of short pieces is an old tradition, more or less. The smell of steak cooking in passageways tells us it is dinner time. Shostakovich stated, when i hear the transcriptions, i forget meanwhile that i. Auerbach traces through the twentyfour keys, the cycle of fifths like bach and chopin c major followed by a minor then g major and e minor. Auerbach 24 preludes for violin and piano 20030501. There are many more pieces like this one available on the app. Twenty four preludes for violin and piano, an album by lera auerbach on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. These are a set of compositions that ive worked on for quite a while before i started my sonata op. Lera auerbach s 24 preludes for violin and piano, op.
Upon closer listening, however, an entire cosmos of unusual sounds, colours and fantasies opens up, which characterises her highly developed personal. Classicalsolopiano lera auerbach plays her preludes. Pdf jpeg jpeg 2932x3834px jpeg 1466x1917px jpeg 183x239px tiff. Your data is secure and you can unsubscribe at any. Preludes and dreams by lera auerbach in highresolution audio at available in 44. Lera auerbach plays her preludes and dream for piano bis bis1462 cd 2006 webrelease lossless flac tracks 01. An evergrowing audience is becoming aware that the pianist and composer lera auerbach is a voice to be reckoned with. Piano, violin sheet music book by lera auerbach 1973. Les preludes boult topics liszt, preludes les, adrian boult, dwtkeninny. Shop and buy 24 preludes for violin and piano sheet music.
In eflat major home this is the opening prelude of the set, and it opens with a warm and. The first poem in preludes is a winter evening scene at six oclock. An important feature of the piece is imitation the left hand answers the right hand, using the same thematic. It consists of six preludes of varying style and difficulty, but are all generally composed in a romantic style. Preludes and dreams written and performed by lera auerbach. The 24 preludes and ten dreams were all composed in 1999, and demonstrate the skill with which auerbach has tapped into the vein of neoromanticism that is as strongly appreciated in the states as it is in her native russia. Lera auerbach 24 preludes, for violin and piano, op. Print and download in pdf or midi prelude in b flat minor l. The preludes lasting from 42 seconds up to 5 minutes are microcosms that come together like a jigsaw puzzle depicting a great musical landscape. In 1999 auerbach further explored the 24 prelude format producing two chamber works. Clearly, shes imbibed from the shostakovichschnittke watering hole, as we hear in the frequent sparse textures in extreme registers, petulant dynamic shifts, obsessive pedal points, and caustic, folkoriented tunes. Preludes and dreams, an album by lera auerbach on spotify. Celloquy, all written in 1999 but the two chamber works were premiered only in 2008, according to auerbachs page on her publishers website, sikorski. Asserting the undimmed power of tonality, and drawing on russian traditions a word she apparently doesnt like, preferring continuities from rachmaninov to schnittke, she runs a gamut from nearpastiche to imperious proclamation.
Preludes is a chain of four short poems composed by t. Eliot which was published in his first collection, prufrock and other observations, in 1917. This way violists can enjoy both sides of shostakovich. Championed by musicians such as gidon kremer, and recipient of numerous awards, this young russian musician now based in the usa is represented on two bis discs as a composer, biscd1242 and the just released ballet for a lonely violinist, biscd1502. Lera auerbachs 24 preludes for violin and piano, op. But these are surely and it must be remembered that i dont have access to the scores only tonal centres. Vadim gluzman, angela yoffe, lera auerbach auerbach. Kellen degnan, cello april sun, piano second masters recital at cleveland institute of music 0. In splendore lucis 2016 for choir and saxophone quartet nederlands kamerkoor rascher saxophone quartet peter dijkstra, conductor.
Lera auerbachs music seems to be primarily based upon traditional influences. Shostakovich stated, when i hear the transcriptions, i forget meanwhile that i actually composed the preludes for piano. Bwv 925, bwv 850a, bwv 936, bwv 926, bwv 935, bwv 940, bwv 851a, bwv 753 2 preludes in d minor 22. The preludes, acknowledging the traditional major and minor tonalities, have roots in debussy and rachmaninov, moving. Written in 1999, auerbachs 24 preludes for violin and piano amply showcase her stylistic leanings and wide emotional range. Lera auerbach, prelude 16 in b flat minor from 24 preludes. This was says she the first commercial cd of music of lera auerbach, published in 2003. Classicalsolopiano lera auerbach plays her preludes and. Here she combines these two roles, performing her own 24 preludes for piano, as well as ten dreams, and chorale, fugue and postlude. Preludes and dreams, an album by lera auerbach on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Hain, kimberly, author jimenez, alexander, professor directing treatise darrow, aliceann, university representative stillwell, corinne. For her it is no contradiction to use classical tonality and classical formal language in order to find new paths. There are two additional sets of 24 preludes in her collection, which are transcriptions. Prelude, bwv bwv 847a 8 little preludes in d majorminor 1421.