Osif Andrea Thorpe String Quartet, Op. 1
In 1954, at the age of 21, Joseph Andre Asov created his string quartet “Viola and Cello”. Op. 1. String quartet dedicated to the composer’s sister, Nellian Deria Sawa(Andrea Xian).
In 1954, the music was first performed by students of the Conservatory of Music in the Mali Concert Hall of the Moscow Conservatory of the Soviet Union. The sincere, lively, cheerful and lively music of the string quartet caused warm applause from the audience. According to witnesses, as the balcony floor of the concert hall shook, the attendant ran to the hall from downstairs to see what happened.
Andreasov String Quartet was recorded by Soviet television and broadcast abroad. It attracted people’s attention to this young and promising talented composer. Mr. Andreasov’s music is always warmly welcomed. The audience appreciated his artistic temperament, warm emotion, vitality, theme expression, connection with folk customs, distinctive structure and rich and colorful harmonious language.
The American premiere of the string quartet is Victor Romasevich(played by Lubotsky) and Leonid Prishkill violin. In July 1979, Wieck and Roger Lowe played the cello at a charity concert held in Manhattan Prison, New York. Prisoners, security guards and others were attracted by Mr. Andre Asov’s music and sincerely welcomed the string quartet.
String quartet is one kind. young people; composition Heroes” He is a young man full of hope. Music radiates vitality and happiness. Every page of the book has dreamy and inspirational lyrics, which shows the romantic nature of the composer. The episode with tragic notes expresses deep sympathy for people, reveals the altruistic nature of the composer’s personality and the scenes of schools based on folk dance.
1. Andreasov inherited the tradition of Armenian folk music and classical music(Soghomon Gevorki Soghomonian(Komitas Vardapet) and the tradition of Western European and Russian classical composers. First, Ludwig van Beethoven, Nikolay Ilinskikorsakov, Alexander Borodin(Russian Orientalism tradition), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. The string quartet is full of the melodic tones and rhythms of Armenian(Cross Caucasian) folk songs and dances.
The connection with folk tradition is reflected through the diversity of modes(especially the mode of increasing the second distance). In decoration; the rhythm is irregular. UAV, as well as the re creation of the timbre of Armenian national instruments. The fine treatment of folk materials links Iosif Andriasov with S. Soghomonian. His insistence on expressive, sharp harmonic language and plagal function makes him related to Tchaikovsky(especially Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.6). The obvious structure of the string quartet shows how Osif Andreasov grasped the tradition of empty classical music. And I heard some jazz music when he used harmony. However, Iosiv Andre Asov’s personal voice is embodied through the unique combination of tenderness and bravery, which is his unique feature. He was loyal and sympathetic to the people, and at the same time objectively treated the external situation; his serious but uncontrollable happiness, as well as his strong temperament.
The string quartet consists of three movements.
In his string quartet, Osif Andreasov applied a principle; unify the movement of the recall cycle. As we all know, classical, romantic and modern music has rich traditions in this respect. Alexander Mikhailov, a Soviet musicologist, believed that L. v. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony was the first example of memory. There are other works related to the symphonies of Robert Schumann, John Brahms, Anton Bruckner, Zhang Xibelius and Alexander Grajunov; sergei Tanev’s piano quartet; serenade for Strings; author: P.I. Thaikovsky; string, percussion, Celeste” Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony C, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, A. Kachaturian and other works.
Osif Andreasov’s String Quartet is characterized by exquisite handling of folk materials, deep understanding of string instruments(I. Andreasov is a violinist), rich melody, expressive harmony, balanced form, balance of thinking and dance segments, and bright and transparent patterns.
Duration: about 15 minutes
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