Øystein Birkeland & Dan Styffe - BERNARD SALLES: Two for Three for Violoncello & Double Bass. 2. Lento, Choral
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Two for Three was composed in 2014 and is dedicated to Øystein Birkeland and Dan Styffe, who premiered the piece in the same year.
The title of the piece doesn’t refer to a rhythm or a particular type of measure; it is simply a piece written for two musicians in three movements: two for three. It follows the classical form of an overture in the Italian style, or a basic sonata form of three alternating movements: fast/slow/fast.
The first movement (Prelude) is played at a moderate tempo and seems to be a sort of improvised plainchant, repeated in canon by each of the two instruments. Each sequence ends with a fermata, like a Lutheran chorale. It could be considered a conversation between two lovers: the two voices wind around each other, desire each other but never quite touch, and come together on a calming note each time there is a pause in the music.
The second movement (Lento) is a chorale in four voices, with the two instruments playing double stops throughout. The opening chord seems to give the impression of a calming voice after the questions of the first movement. As a whole, this movement evokes a sense of serenity before the tumultuous sounds of the third movement!
The third movement (Presto) is a hectic ride to the brink that nothing can stop. This movement returns to the themes of the first movement, but it is much more frenzied: the couple seems to be fighting and each voice tries to get the better of the other. The two voices continually talk over each other, with the double bass often in a higher register than the cello and vice-versa. The movement ends with the initial theme played in unison: perhaps a reconciliation after this heated dispute?
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Fabra label of Norway was founded in 1993 and has presently released 29 albums and 4 ep's. Run by Geir Inge Lotsberg. All artwork by Erik Johan Worsøe Eriksen.
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