String Quartet 4 Piano Pieces - Fred Broer CD
String Quartet 4 Piano Pieces - Fred Broer CD
Composer, author, and educator Fred Broer presents his String Quartet No. 8, as well as four colorful piano works, on his Navona release FRED BROER: MUSIC FOR STRING QUARTET AND PIANO SOLO. Broers adventurous String Quartet No. 8 is performed masterfully by the Boston String Quartet and is dedicated to the memory of his good friend Hilda Ayer. The first movement Impetuous contains a duality within the first theme consisting of a capricious characterfirst heard in the solo violinopposed by an orderly drumbeat ostinato. This duality appears throughout the movement in a series of dialogues and clashes. The second movement Fleeting opens with ethereal tremolos and trills and ambiguous harmonies. The uncertainty of the opening gradually shifts to a character of clarity and calmness expressed through harmonic simplicity. In the final movement Very animated, an energetic, stuttering theme is contrasted with a moody lyrical theme. Violent chords that recall the rhythm of the first movements drumbeat ostinato, a lyrical ascending chromatic passage, and a final energetic stutter finish the work. Broers selection of four piano pieces, as performed by Karolina Rojahn, showcases his skill in creating compelling musical moods and atmospheres. Piano Piece No. 2 undergoes abrupt and extreme changes of mood, from casual meandering to dramatic furor to dreamy simplicity. Piano Piece No. 6 is a playful scherzo, casting repetitive staccato motives against spritely interjections in the extreme registers of the piano, with a mischievous whirring theme at the pieces beginning and end. In Piano Piece No. 5, a sparkling, driven theme is contrasted with a dense trudging theme in the pianos lower register. A dark and mysterious theme takes center stage in Piano Piece No. 8, where it is contrasted with an agitated theme. At the pieces end, a wispy ascending line washes away the dark theme and disappears into the distance.Additional Info: Personnel: Jim Mize (vocals, guitar).Specifics
- Album: String Quartet 4 Piano Pieces
- Artist: Fred Broer
- Label: NAVONA
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