Three Pieces, Op. 116 (Sibelius)
| Three Pieces | |
|---|---|
| Duos by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1927) | |
| Opus | 116 |
| Composed | 1929 |
| Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel (1930)[1] |
| Duration | 8 mins[1] |
| Movements | 3 |
The Three Pieces (in German: Drei Stücke),[2] Op. 116, is a collection of three 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 Four Pieces (Op. 115, 1929), Sibelius's Op. 116 is among his late-career, mature works in the genre.
Structure
[edit]The following numbers comprise the Three Pieces:[1]
- Scène de danse. Tempo moderato.
- Danse caractéristique. Tempo moderato
- Rondeau romantique. Largamente
Discography
[edit]The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the complete Three Pieces:
| No. | Violinist | Pianist | Runtimes[a] | Rec.[b] | Recording venue | Label | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Op. 116/1 |
Op. 116/2 |
Op. 116/3 |
Total | |||||||
| 1 | Ruggiero Ricci | Sylvia Rabinof | 1:42 | 2:46 | 2:13 | 6:41 | 1979 | St. Andrews Church, Toronto | Masters of the Bow | |
| 2 | Yoshiko Arai | Eero Heinonen | 2:06 | 2:43 | 3:22 | 8:21 | 1990 | Martinus Culture Hall | Ondine | |
| 3 | Nils-Erik Sparf | Bengt Forsberg | 2:06 | 2:40 | 4:20 | 9:19 | 1993 | Danderyds gymnasium | BIS | |
| 4 | Kaija Saarikettu | Hui-Ying Liu | 2:19 | 2:52 | 3:30 | 8:41 | 1995 | Järvenpää Hall | Finlandia | |
| 5 | Pekka Kuusisto | Heini Kärkkäinen | 2:18 | 2:40 | 2:49 | 7:46 | 2004 | Ainola | Ondine | |
| 6 | Fenella Humphreys | Joseph Tong | 2:23 | 2:46 | 3:14 | 8:23 | 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. 491–492.
- ↑ Dahlström 2003, p. 491.
- 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]- Three Pieces, Op. 116: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
