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Solitude : for piano trio, after Mendelssohn's Song Without Words, Op.85, No.2
by Tom Henry (2009)
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From the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 103. |
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Work Overview
It was a pleasure to be asked by the Freshwater Trio to celebrate Mendelssohn's life in 2009, the bicentennial celebration of his birth, by arranging one of his Songs without Words. This version of op.85, no. 2 for Piano Trio is slower and elongated, marked Moderato to the original Allegro agitato. Slowed down, the melancholy nature of this piece is magnified. If Mendelssohn's piece is an attempt to flee solitude, my arrangement is a calm and accepting meditation on it.
Work Details
Year: 2009
Instrumentation: Violin, cello, piano.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Commission note: Commissioned by Freshwater Trio.
First performance: 1 Aug 09. The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre
Performances of this work
28 Oct 2018: at Trio Anima Mundi - Folklore and Fairytales (Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)). Featuring Trio Anima Mundi.
21 Oct 2018: at Trio Anima Mundi - Folklore and Fairytales (The Keith Humble Centre for Music and the Performing Arts). Featuring Trio Anima Mundi.
10 Jun 2018: at Trio Anima Mundi - By Arrangement (Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)). Featuring Trio Anima Mundi.
27 May 2018: at Trio Anima Mundi - By Arrangement (The Keith Humble Centre for Music and the Performing Arts). Featuring Trio Anima Mundi.
1 Aug 09: The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre
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