für Streichquartett bearbeitet von Wolfgang Birtel (2010)
pour | 2 violons, violon alto, violoncelle (quatuor à cordes) |
Édition | Conducteur, partitions seules |
№ d’article | 566209 |
Auteur / Compositeur | Igor Strawinsky |
Arrangeur | Wolfgang Birtel |
Dimensions | 22 pages |
Date de parution | 2010 |
Éditions / Producteur | Schott Music |
№ de fabricant | ED 20919 |
ISMN | 9790001173001 |
Igor Stravinsky liked to use different stylistic devices or embedded them in his personal musical language: Be it that he took a Gallop by Jacques Offenbach or composed Circus Polka for a Young Elephant or a ragtime. After the outbreak of the Second World War and his final move to the USA in 1939, he was in particular influenced by jazz music. In 1940 the composer wrote a Tango for piano which he arranged for chamber music ensemble in 1953: It is a strictly structured three-part tango on which Stravinsky imposed his harmony, his musical language. Arranged for string quartet by Wolfgang Birtel, the work is a perfect addition to the classical concert repertoire but also an entertaining, yet demanding musical piece for playing chamber music at home.