Five Violin Duets
I. View Over Bristol From Leigh Woods (Francis Danby)
II. Cros de Cagnes, Mer, Montagnes (Auguste Renoir)
III. Leda and the Swan (Karl Weshcke)
IV. Sunset (Georges Seurat)
V. Boys Sailing a Little Boat (Francis Danby)
II. Cros de Cagnes, Mer, Montagnes (Auguste Renoir)
III. Leda and the Swan (Karl Weshcke)
IV. Sunset (Georges Seurat)
V. Boys Sailing a Little Boat (Francis Danby)
These duets make up a series of short studies based on pictures held in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery where the pieces were written. They were written at a time that I was obsessed with Bartok's fantastic 44 Duos for Violin - pristine musical arguments in miniature form brimming with personality.
Each of my pieces tries to capture a mood and/or a sense of narrative from specific pictures in as little time as possible – the chosen pictures evoked a straightforward but powerful response from first viewing and where possible I tried to limit my selection to small pictures often overlooked in a gallery setting.
Each of my pieces tries to capture a mood and/or a sense of narrative from specific pictures in as little time as possible – the chosen pictures evoked a straightforward but powerful response from first viewing and where possible I tried to limit my selection to small pictures often overlooked in a gallery setting.
Cros de Cagnes, Mer, Montagnes
Sunset
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Leda and the Swan
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Boys Sailing a Little Boat
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View Over Bristol From Leigh Woods
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