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베토벤 피아노 협주곡 D장조 Op.61a - Felicja Blumental, piano

리차드 강 2011. 11. 26. 16:35

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61a

베토벤 피아노 협주곡 6번 라장조 Op. 61a

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

1. Allegro ma non troppo

     

Title The Beethoven Mysteries
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major. 1st Movement (piano version)
Piano Concerto in D major (after the Violin Concerto, Op. 61), Op. 61a
Performed by Felicja Blumental(piano) and Prague Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Alberto Zedda
Audio CD Brana Records (June 27, 2006)

     

협주곡

피아노 바이올린 첼로 등 독주악기와 관현악을 위한 악곡이다. 작곡에 쓰이는 형식은 소나타 교향곡과 같으나 3악장으로 되는 경우가 많다. 독주자만이 연주하는 카텐차(cadenza : 장식악절)라는 부분이 있어 독주자의 연주기교를 충분히 발휘 할 수 있게 작곡된 곡이다.

     
 

 
     

베토벤 협주곡 제6번 Op. 61a

베토벤은 5개의 피아노 협주곡을 작곡했다. 마지막 5번이 유명한 "황제(Emperor)" 협주곡이다. 그런데 No. 6번이 또 있다. 그의 유일한 바이올린 협주곡을 피아노 협주곡으로 편곡한 것이다. 물론 편곡도 베토벤 자신이 했다. 그래서 작품번호도 바이올린 협주곡의 Op. 61에서 Op. 61a 가 되었다. 이 곡은 당시의 작곡자이자 피아니스트 겸 악보 출판업자였던 무지오 클레멘티(Muzio Clementi, 1752-1832)의 요청에 따라 우연히 편곡하게 된 것인데, 베토벤은 원래 작품 하나하나를 아주 꼼꼼하게 작곡하는 성격이라 그 중요성을 인식해서 4개의 카덴차도 작곡자가 스스로 만들었다. 바이올린 협주곡의 선율이 워낙 우리 귀에 익숙한 것 만을 빼고 들으면, 완전한 또 하나의다른 피아노 협주곡이라고 할 수 있다.

     

Felicja Blumental (28 December 1908 - 31 December 1991)

Felicja Blumental was born in Warsaw, Poland on 28th December 1908, where she studied at the National Conservatory, reading composition with Karol Szymanowski and piano with Zbigniew Drzewiecki, Joseph Goldberg, Stephan Askenase and Jósef Turczynski.

She appeared with orchestras throughout Europe (the Philharmonia, the RPO, the LPO, LSO and Scottish National Orchestra) and her appearances in South and North America brought her further acclaim.

While she was greatly admired for her interpretations of Chopin and Mozart, Felicja Blumental made a speciality of music outside the regular repertory, particularly from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. She recorded works for piano and orchestra by Clementi, Field, Kozeluch, Czerny, Hummel, Ries and Paderewski, among others, as well as the piano version of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

In addition to recording popular piano concertos, Ms. Blumental's repertoire also includes solo piano music by Spanish and Portuguese Baroque composers.

She was greatly admired by notable 20th century composers who wrote pieces especially for her. Brazil's leading composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, dedicated his Fifth Piano Concerto to Ms. Blumental, which she performed under the composer's baton with the leading orchestras of Europe and recorded for EMI in Paris with the Orchestre National.

When Krzysztof Penderecki was commissioned to create a new work to mark the 25th anniversary of the Eastman School of Music, he wrote the Partita for Harpsichord and Orchestra, which he dedicated to Ms. Blumental. The work was played worldwide by Ms. Blumental some 50 times with the composer conducting.

In 1978 Witold Lutoslawski orchestrated his Variations on a Theme of Paganini for Felicja Blumental, which she premiered with the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Brian Priestmann.

Many of these recordings are now restored on Brana Records and all CD covers feature the fine art prints of her husband, Markus Mizne.

In 1999, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel's most dynamic cultural centre, named its prestigious International Music Festival after her.

     
 

 
     

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