Piano Quartet
composer: John Casken
Commissioned work: Commissioned by the Birmingham Chamber Music Society with funds provided by West Midlands Arts
Premiere: 24 November 1990 Birmingham (UK), Sir Adrian Boult Hall · Domus
Orchestra instrumentation: pno-vln.vla.vc
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 16' 0''
Year of composition: 1990
Difficulty: very difficult
Edition: score and parts
78 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-2201-1951-4
Order number: ED 12414
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Written for the superb Domus ensemble, Casken's vivid addition to the small number of modern piano quartets exploits the very different sonorities, weight and attack which strings and piano possess. Casken's music has a strong sense of theatre and here the singing lines are constantly threatened by dynamic, rhythmic material. '... this 16-minute single movement explores the essential dichotomy between the dynamic percussive keyboard and the singing, more cohesive strings.' (Christopher Morley. The Birmingham Post. 1990)
Recordings
Night Fire Sun Silence (2005)
John Casken- Infanta Marina
- Après un silence - for violin and piano
- Firewhirl
- Piano Quartet (1990)
- Après un silence - for violin and large ensemble
- Salamandra
- Amarantos
- Distant Variations
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MSV CD92076
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