Quartet no. 12, E♭ major, for 2 violins, viola and cello /

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Contrasts: Quartets and Art Songs of the Nineteenth Century

The nineteenth-century Romantic era saw the development and expansion of many vocal and instrumental forms that had originated in the Classical era. In particular, the German lied and French mélodie matured as art forms, and they found a kind of equilibrium between piano and vocal lines. Similarly, the nineteenth-century piano quartet came into its own as a form of true chamber music in which all instruments participated equally in the texture. Composers such as Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Gabriel Fauré offer particularly successful examples of both art song and piano quartets that represent these genres at their highest level of artistic complexity. Their works have become the cornerstones of the modern collaborative pianist’s repertoire. My dissertation explored both the art songs and the piano quartets of these three composers and studied the different skills needed by a pianist performing both types of works. This project included the following art song cycles: Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe, Gabriel Fauré’s Poème d’un Jour, and Johannes Brahms’ Zigeunerlieder. I also performed Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47, Fauré’s Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15, and Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25. My collaborators included: Zachariah Matteson, violin and viola; Kristin Bakkegard, violin; Molly Jones, cello; Geoffrey Manyin, cello; Karl Mitze, viola; Emily Riggs, soprano, and Matthew Hill, tenor. This repertoire was presented over the course of three recitals on February 13, 2015, December 11, 2015, March 25, 2016 at the University of Maryland’s Gildenhorn Recital Hall. These recitals can be found in the Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM).

STUDIES AND PERFORMANCES OF TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR CELLO FROM THE VIOLIN REPERTOIRE

The potential of the violoncello as a solo instrument was recognized and supported by cellists such as Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), Luis Duport (1749-1819), Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884), and Alfredo Piatti (1822-1901). These pioneers composed technically demanding etudes, exercises, and caprices for the cello that were comparable to those already present in the violin literature. Even so, in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, considerably fewer substantial works were brought forth for the cello as compared with the violin. Consequently, many cellists such as Luigi Silva (1903-1961), Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976), Pierre Fournier (1906-1986), and Janos Starker (b. 1924) selected notable pieces from the violin repertoire and transcribed these for the cello. Some composers themselves actually adapted for the cello their own works originally written for the violin. Johannes Brahms with his Violin Sonata Op. 78, Igor Stravinsky with his Suite Italienne, and Béla Bartók with his First Rhapsody all belong to this category. Adaptations such as these further raised awareness among composers and performers of the possibilities of the cello as an independent and expressive instrument. Thus, many composers from the early 1900s to the present were encouraged to write increasing numbers of more soloistic and demanding works for cello. Herein, I explore the repertoire of cello transcriptions in order to analyze the differences between the original and transcribed versions and the challenges found therein. The performer may attempt to recreate the effect originally intended for the violin or, more daringly, may strive to search for alternate presentations of the music more suitable and expressive of the cello's own character. The project includes two recitals of the following transcribed works presented at the University of Maryland College Park, School of Music: Sonata in A by César Franck, transcribed by Jules Delsart, Variations on a Theme from Rossini by Nicolo Paganini, transcribed by Fournier, Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky, transcribed with the help of Piatigorsky, Sonatina Op. 137, No. 1 by Franz Schubert, transcribed by Starker, First Rhapsody by Béla Bartók and Sonata, Op. 108 by Johannes Brahms, transcribed by Hsiao-mei Sun.

La voix et le bruit, processus et parcours de création de mes œuvres.

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Ms. Ff. Mus. 245 - 2. Cantaten : 1. In festo ascensionis Christi ; cantata a XI ; 2 clarini, timp, 2 violin, 1 viola, canto, alto, tenore, basso, con continuo ; [festo ascens., May 1723]

di Graubner

Ms. Ff. Mus. 869 - Dom. XXIII. post Trinit. : der Gottlose ist wie ein Wetter, das überhin gehet p. ; à 2. hautbois, 2. violin, 1. viola, canto, alto, tenore, basso con i ripieni, violoncello, violino bassono ed organo

di Telemann. [Text: Gottfried Simonis]

A choice collection of 51 Welsh airs, adapted for the harp, piano-forte, harpsichord, violin, or flute.

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II. Streichquartett für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncell. Op. 17.

Title from Violin I part.

Harding's original collection of jigs and reels. [music] : 200 jigs, reels and country dances for piano, violin, flute or mandolin.

Cover title.

Modern trio album. [music] : fifteen special concert arrangements and original compositions for violin, cello and piano /

Elegie and consolation, op. 200, no. 2 / Atherton, Frank P. -- Hungarian dance no. 5 (in G minor) / Brahms, Johannes -- Humoreske : op. 101, no. 7 / Dvor̂ák, Anton ; arr. by Gustav Saenger -- La Cinquantaine / Gabriel-Marie ; special concert arr. by C. Arnold -- Gavotte Louis XIII : Amaryllis / Ghys, H. ; arr. by N. Hansen -- Serenade, from Op. 3 / Herbert, Victor -- Dreams of love = Liebesträume : notturno III / Liszt, Franz ; arr. by R. Klugescheid -- O Belle Nuite, Barcarolle from "Contes d'Hoffmann" / Offenbach, J. ; arr. by Max Woltag -- Celebrated Andante / Reissiger, C. G. -- My heart at thy sweet voice : Cantabile from "Samson and Dalila" / Saint-Saëns, C. ; arr. by R. Klugescheid -- Melodie Mignonne / Sinding, Christian ; arr. by N. Hansen -- Vienna life = Wiener Blut / Strauss, Johann ; special concert arr. by C. Arnold -- Autumn song = Chant d'automne ; Chant sans paroles : op. 40, no. 6 / Tschaikowsky, P. ; arr. by N. Hansen -- Song to the evening star : from "Tannhäuser" / Wagner, Richard ; concert paraphrase by C. Arnold.

Classic trios for violin, cello and piano

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Trio in E-flat major (K.498) for piano, violin (or clarinet) and viola.

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Six sonatas for the piano forte composed in a familiar style with an accompaniment for the flute or violin ad. lib., op. 54 /

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Phantasie : for violin, cello and piano ; trio no. 1 /

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