String Quartet no. 3
composer: Pēteris Vasks
Premiere: 16. März 1996 Mainz - Orlando Quartett
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 27' 0''
Year of composition: 1995
Difficulty: difficult
Edition: score and parts
42 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-001-12067-8
Order number: ED 8640
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‘Christmas – Peace on Earth’ is the leading motive of the String Quartet, a tenet of faith as well as an expression of hope.
In the first part of the work Vasks uses themes from a well-known Christmas carol, while the second part is strongly influenced by Latvian folksongs and dances. The third section, with a chromaticiscm strongly reminiscent of Shostakovitch, investigates and questions the feasibility of any peace in our society. The final, calm and slightly melancholy section symbolizes ‘Peace on Earth’ by means of sonorous sustained choirs.
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String Quartets 1-3 (2010)
Pēteris Vasks
Navarra Quartet
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