Novellette (Sibelius)
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| Novellette | |
|---|---|
| Duo by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1923) | |
| Opus | 102 |
| Composed | 1922 (1922) |
| Publisher | Hansen (1923)[1] |
| Duration | 2.5 mins[2] |
Novellette, Op. 102, is a standalone duo for violin and piano written in 1922 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was published in 1923 by the Danish firm Edition Wilhelm Hansen.[1] (At the time, Sibelius had planned to write a new series of pieces for violin and piano. However, he ended up only composing one piece; this explains why Hansen's first edition of Novellette gives its catalogue number as "Op. 102, Nr. 1".)[3] Along with the Danses champêtre (Op. 106, 1924–1925), the Four Pieces (Op. 115, 1929), and the Three Pieces (Op. 116, 1929), Sibelius's Novellette is among his late-career, mature works in the genre.
A short miniature, Novellette takes about two-and-a-half to three minutes to play. It is in the key of E minor and has a 6
4 time signature; its tempo marking is Allegro.[2]
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of Novellette:
| No. | Violinist | Pianist | Runtimes[a] | Rec.[b] | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruggiero Ricci | Sylvia Rabinof | 3:02 | 1979 | St. Andrews Church, Toronto | Masters of the Bow | |
| 2 | Yoshiko Arai [fi] | Eero Heinonen [fi] | 2:39 | 1990 | Martinus Culture Hall [fi] | Ondine | |
| 3 | Nils-Erik Sparf [sv] | Bengt Forsberg | 2:39 | 1993 | Danderyds gymnasium [sv] | BIS | |
| 4 | Kaija Saarikettu | Hui-Ying Liu | 2:49 | 1995 | Järvenpää Hall [fi] | Finlandia |
Notes, references, and sources
- Notes
- ↑ All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.
- ↑ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
- ↑ R. Ricci & S. Rabinof–Masters of the Bow (MBS 2009) 1979
- ↑ Y. Arai & E. Heinonen–Ondine (ODE 756–2) 1991
- ↑ N. Sparf & B. Forsberg–BIS (CD–625) 1994
- ↑ K. Saarikettu & H. Liu–Finlandia (0630–17696–2) 1997
- References
- 1 2 Dahlström 2003, p. 432.
- 1 2 Dahlström 2003, p. 431.
- ↑ Barnett 2007, pp. 298–299.
- Sources
- Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
- Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.
External links
- Novellette, Op. 102: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
