Four Pieces, Op. 115 (Sibelius)
| Four Pieces | |
|---|---|
| Duos by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1927) | |
| Opus | 115 |
| Composed | 1929 |
| Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel (1930)[1] |
| Duration | 10 mins[1] |
| Movements | 4 |
The Four Pieces (in German: Vier Stücke),[2] Op. 115, is a collection of four duos for violin and piano written in 1929 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. They were published as a set in 1930 by the German firm Breitkopf & Härtel.[1] Along with the standalone Novellette (Op. 102, 1922), the Danses champêtre (Op. 106, 1924–1925), and the Three Pieces (Op. 116, 1929), Sibelius's Op. 115 is among his late-career, mature works in the genre.
Structure
[edit]The following numbers comprise the Four Pieces:[1]
- On the Heath (Auf der Heide). Andantino.
- Ballad (Ballade). Allegro moderato
- Humoresque. Tranquillo
- The Bells (Die Glocken). Presto
Discography
[edit]The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the complete Four Pieces:
| No. | Violinist | Pianist | Runtimes[a] | Rec.[b] | Recording venue | Label | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Op. 115/1 |
Op. 115/2 |
Op. 115/3 |
Op. 115/4 |
Total | |||||||
| 1 | Ruggiero Ricci | Sylvia Rabinof | 2:13 | 3:11 | 2:13 | 1:25 | 9:02 | 1979 | St. Andrews Church, Toronto | Masters of the Bow | |
| 2 | Yoshiko Arai | Eero Heinonen | 2:25 | 3:36 | 2:52 | 1:28 | 10:36 | 1990 | Martinus Culture Hall | Ondine | |
| 3 | Nils-Erik Sparf | Bengt Forsberg | 2:21 | 3:54 | 2:15 | 1:20 | 10:05 | 1993 | Danderyds gymnasium | BIS | |
| 4 | Kaija Saarikettu | Hui-Ying Liu | 2:23 | 3:44 | 2:10 | 1:19 | 9:36 | 1995 | Järvenpää Hall | Finlandia | |
| 5 | Pekka Kuusisto | Heini Kärkkäinen | 3:00 | 4:07 | 2:51 | 1:09 | 11:04 | 2004 | Ainola | Ondine | |
| 6 | Fenella Humphreys | Joseph Tong | 2:20 | 3:52 | 2:32 | 1:21 | 10:05 | 2020 | Cedars Hall | Resonus Classics | |
Notes, references, and sources
[edit]- Notes
- ↑ All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.
- ↑ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
- ↑ R. Ricci & S. Rabinof–Masters of the Bow (MBS 2009) 1979
- ↑ Y. Arai & E. Heinonen–Ondine (ODE 756–2) 1991
- ↑ N. Sparf & B. Forsberg–BIS (CD–625) 1994
- ↑ K. Saarikettu & H. Liu–Finlandia (0630–17696–2) 1997
- ↑ P. Kuusisto & H. Kärkkäinen–Ondine (ODE 1046–2) 2004
- ↑ F. Humphreys & J. Tong–Resonus Classics (RES10294) 2022
- References
- 1 2 3 4 Dahlström 2003, pp. 488–490.
- ↑ Dahlström 2003, p. 488.
- Sources
- Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
- Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.
External links
[edit]- Four Pieces, Op. 115: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
