- Composer
- Erwin Schulhoff (b. 1894 - d. 1942)
- Composition Year
- 1925
- Work Movements
- 1. Moderato
2. Zingaresa
3. Andantino
4. Moderato - Artists
- Ella van Poucke [cello], Mairead Hickey [violin]
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Composer | Erwin Schulhoff (b. 1894 - d. 1942) |
Work Title | Duo for Violin and Cello |
Composition Year | 1925 |
Work Movements | 1. Moderato 2. Zingaresa 3. Andantino 4. Moderato |
Artist(s) | Ella van Poucke [cello], Mairead Hickey [violin] |
Performance Date | Saturday 9th July 2016 |
Performance Venue | Bantry House Library, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland, |
Event | Finale |
Duration | 00:18:16 |
Recording Engineer | Richard McCullough, RTÉ lyric fm |
Instrumentation Category | Duo |
Instrumentation | vn, vc |
Programme Note Writer | © Francis Humphrys |
Schulhoff
was one of the many composers murdered by the Nazis in the concentration camps.
He was both Jewish and Marxist as well as a jazz pianist and a composer of Entartete Musik so he stood no chance.
He earned a temporary reprieve by becoming a Soviet citizen, which saved him
when the Germans occupied His
Duo was written three years after the premiere of Ravel's masterpiece but he
brings his own original voice to this unusual combination. It begins quietly
with a sinuous theme, which dominates the movement. Its calm progress is
punctuated by brief distractions, such as a short rhythmic episode and a
ferocious wild outburst. The coda achieves an impressive calm as it climbs out
of hearing into ethereal harmonics. The gypsy movement is exhilarating with its
typically exotic dance and opportunities for virtuoso display. The gentle muted
song of the Andantino is played against a pizzicato accompaniment, the song a reminder
of the opening moderato. This is again recalled in the closing movement along
with the harmonics. The final hectic gallop is heralded by a series of powerful
chords before the race to the finish. |
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