String Trio (Alwyn)

William Alwyn completed his only Strijktrio own words in 1962. However, after his death, there was discussion whether the work is of that year. Others claimed that he had finished in 1959 lie, but it took three years before it was implemented. Alwyn was technically composition in trouble; He tried the twelve-tone technique out. The first part is to hear that series as a whole, in the later parts come crumbled back. Besides that modern compositional technique Alwyn also hold back on standards from theclassical music as a canon .

The first performance was given by The Ormonte Trio on March 13 1962 ; The work was commissioned (or attributed to the contract) of Southwestern Arts Association.

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The composer: the first begins energetic and contains the complete twelve-tone row, after a fairly rhythmic beginning dies part in pianissimo out. The second part, the scherzo is more pronounced and contains a combination of the series show to five. Died the first part in silence, it contains a fortissimogedeelte but also ends in silence. Part three is the serious part, that a slow build to a climax (in terms of dynamics know), but it ends as slow as it began. Part four is the final with a snappy pace; in the coda, the full range of back and work ends quietly.
 * 1) Allegro molto - Meno mosso - Tempo primo - Adagio
 * 2) Molto vivace
 * 3) Cavatina ( Andante piu mosso)
 * 4) Allegro ma non troppo - Andante espressivo

[Discography edit ]

 * Issue Chandos ; Quartet of London in a recording from March 1985 (the dates 1962)
 * Issue Naxos : Hermitage String Trio in a recording from October 2009 (the dates 1959)