Frank bridge, benjamin britten, steven doane, barry snyder bridge britten. Free sheet music for cello, piano frank bridge download. The nash ensemble presents a fascinating compendium of frank bridges chamber music, demonstrating the composers developing style. Frank bridge, fodd 26 februari 1879 i brighton, east sussex, dod 10 januari 1941 i eastbourne, east sussex, var en brittisk tonsattare och violast bridge studerade vid royal college of music i london 18991903 med bl a charles villiers stanford som larare. This powerful and gloomy concerto elegiaco could hardly be further removed in expression from the other famous british cello concerto completed a decade earlier, the year after the end of the great war.
Renowned for its superb sound quality, chandos has won many prestigious awards for its natural sound. Julian lloyd webber plays scherzetto by frank bridge with peter pettinger, piano. Bridge, frank sonata h 125 for cello and piano masters. Oration for cello and orchestra, the rebus overture, and the first movement of a projected symphony. Frank bridge 26 february 1879 10 january 1941 was an english composer, violist and. There are some fine miniatures of bridge, and the concluding six studies in english folk song of vaughan williams, beautifully compact extractions of the songs. Frank bridge s violin sonata h183 is not particularly familiar. A scholarship enabled him to study with charles villiers stanford for four years 18991903. A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be found on this page. In fact, companies like the string center and glaesel have built strong reputations for their cello bridges, and each of them, along with many others, have models available on.
Three pieces for organ by frank bridge 18791941 book. Frank bridge scherzetto for cello and piano sheet music. The british composer frank bridge remains an enigma. Frank bridge, benjamin britten, steven doane, barry snyder. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from frank bridge at the discogs marketplace. Bridge was an adventurous composer of sometimes rather toughsounding music, but his pieces have real substance and getting to know them is rewarding. The work makes a nice counterpoint to the similarly passionate but more tonally conservative and even more lyrical cello sonata of frank bridge. Find frank bridge composition information on allmusic. It particularly reveals bridges strong french influence, the dancelike quality of his writing darkened with a brooding inspiration, and the musics. The works are categorized by genre, hindmarsh catalogue number h.
Frank bridge was one of the unsung innovators of british music. Prelude and allegro in g major sheet music violin and piano. Frank bridge 26 february 1879 10 january 1941 was an english composer, violist and conductor. It was composed in 1922 and duly dedicated to mrs elizabeth sprague coolidge, the wealthy american arts patron. His sensuous harmonies and dialogue between the cello and piano wrap one in a warm overcoat of comfort. Trio, with the scheme a allegro moderatob andantec scherzoba, and the.
Frank bridge sonata for cello and piano the sonata in d minor for cello and piano, dated 191917, is a twomovement work in which the second movement displays bridges great despair over the futility of war and the general state of the world. The unifying theme i found while reading each chapter as i arranged them for the book was that we are all connected to the timelessness of music and the passion it arouses in all of us. Frank bridge 26 february 1879 10 january 1941 name in other languages. They have been orchestrated and arranged as an attractive suite by robert cornford, and exist on cd as a recording by the cellist lowri blake. Frederick delius a village romeo and juliet later revised, not performed until 1907 charles villiers stanford. Julian lloyd webber plays frank bridge scherzetto youtube. The elgar was certainly elegiac in mood but the accent was old fashioned. Frank bridge studied violin and composition at the royal college of music, graduating in 1904. Scherzopizzicato sonata for cello and piano in c major, op. Bridge was born in brighton and studied at the royal college of music in london from 1899 to 1903 under charles villiers stanford and others. We strive to be more than we are and to make a worthwhile contribution in the world, in much the same way 2cellos are doing through their music.
In fact, companies like the string center and glaesel have built strong reputations for their cello bridges, and each of them, along with many others, have models available on this page. The work makes a nice counterpoint to the similarly passionate but more tonally conservative and even more lyrical cello sonata of frank bridge, truly an unjustly neglected work. Feb 28, 2003 discover book depositorys huge selection of julian lloyd webber books online. Its a dense but emotionally intense work, and the gutsy cello sound seems to fit the material equally, as does the viola, but with a different flavor. The frank bridge violin sonata is currently available on two cds english impressions with lydia jardon and mireille jardon and a disc that includes the maurice ravel violin sonatas performed by charles libove and nina lugovoy it can also be appreciated on you tube part 1. Webster scherzo suzuki cello book 3 in fast and slow tempo. The second episode is very much out of the tchaikovsky colouring book, but before long an.
Frank bridge composer 18791941 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. The company has pioneered the idea of the series and proudly includes series of such composers as prokofiev, tchaikovsky, parry, walton, grainger, berkeley and bridge. Bridge is best known through his most famous pupil, benjamin britten, who recognized his teachers genius and frequently programmed his works. Among bridges works are the orchestral suite the sea 191011, oration 1930 for cello and orchestra recorded in 1976 by julian lloyd webber and the opera the christmas rose premiered 1932, but he is perhaps most highly regarded today for his chamber music. Edward elgar cockaigne in london town joseph holbrooke queen mab.
Pdf frank bridge 26 february 1879 10 january 1941 was an english composer, violist and conductor. Scherzo and melodie, 1911, cello and piano, 7, frank bridge. He played the viola in a number of string quartets, most notably the english string quartet along with marjorie hayward, and conducted, sometimes deputising for henry wood payne, hindmarsh, and foreman 2001, before devoting himself to composition. I recently attended a recital where several of these pieces were treated to a disappointing outing by a disinterested pianist and cellist. But this disc of chamber music will radically change this appraisal. Bridge quickly established a reputation as a gifted violist and conductor. Frank bridge is one of those composers who has been generally dismissed for his englishness and is probably remembered best today as the teacher of benjamin britten. Frank bridge was benjamin brittens major composition teacher, and their works are frequently recorded together. The neglect of the music of frank bridge by performers and writers sin. Frank bridge sonata for cello and piano the sonata in d minor for cello and piano, dated 191917, is a twomovement work in which the second movement displays bridge s great despair over the futility of war and the general state of the world. The bridge suite is a very strong work which deserves its popularity and more. Sep 26, 2009 frank bridge, scherzo, finale prinses christina concours regio haarlem. Please consult the manual of style for creating composer work lists. Bridges first period, sh really enlarging his expr book.
The works are categorized by genre, hindmarsh catalogue number. Medium voice, viola and piano accompaniment grade 4 composed by frank bridge 18791941. Below is a sortable list of compositions by frank bridge. The elgar was certainly elegiac in mood but the accent was old. The phantasy piano quartet, completed in june 1910, reveals bridges early style at its most fluent. Frank bridge composer 18791941 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical. Cello books goodreads meet your next favorite book. Thankfully, finding a cello bridge made from high quality wood and crafted with careful precision is easy if you stick to this catalog. Juilliard manuscript collection, lila acheson wallace library, the juilliard school. Among bridges works are the orchestral suite the sea 191011, oration 1930 for cello and orchestra recorded in 1976 by julian lloyd webber and the.
The morning song, elegie, and scherzo are all pieces for cello and piano. The complete music for cello and piano classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Position pieces for cello book 2 sheet music cello. Born in sussex, frank bridge learned to play violin from his father, and had much early exposure to practical musicianship, playing in theatre orchestras his father conducted. For cello and piano by webber, julian lloyd, bridge, frank isbn. Abrsm cello gd3 c6 john william hedwigs theme fr harry potter and the sorcerers stone duration. Bridge was a violist and chamber musician early on who first came to prominence as composer through his orchestral tone poem the sea. Brahmsian style is noticeable, but the piece is nothing if not unique. Frank bridge wrote his cello sonata between the years 19 and 1917. Minuet gavotte allegretto romance intermezzo saltarello valse russe hornpipe marche militaire yeardate of composition yd of comp.
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