The Kreutzer Quartet have been associated with the music of Reicha, presenting his revelatory quartets, in modern and historical contexts, at their concert series at Wilton’s Music Hall London. Peter Sheppard Skaerved has also recorded Reicha’s cyclic chamber music extensively-the monumental 12 Duos for Violin and Cello, and his last major chamber work, the Duo Concertant (http://www.peter-sheppard-skaerved.com/2011/06/anton-reicha-duo-concertant/). This [...]
Beethoven and Rochberg -A Saturday morning conversation. Wapping 5th January 2013 Beethoven Sonata Op 12 No 1 D Major (2nd Movement-Variation 4) + George Rochberg-Caprice Variations ( Variation 41 after Webern Op 1) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, and Aaron Shorr-Piano I probably talk a little too much about how the composers that I have been privileged to [...]
The Peabody Project I have just returned from my third visit to the wonderful Peabody Conservatory, America’s oldest Music Academy, in Baltimore. The core of my work at there is my collaboration with the composer Michael Hersch. Since April, I have been building a working relationship with a group of the young composers there, which [...]
Laura Konjetsky-’die Rote Zugabe’ 5 12 12.Munich. This morning, preparations begin for a premiere in Bamberg next month. The pianist/composer Laura Konjetsky has written me a new piece ‘die Rote Zugabe’ (the Red Encore), and today was our first workshop in her studio here in Munich. The workshop ranged from the quotidien ‘Stoff’ of such [...]
Morton Feldman-’Violin and String Quartet’(Workshop recording) 5th December 2012Peter Sheppard Skaerved,Max Peter Meis, Eli Nakagawa-Hawthorne, Kelvin Hawthorne,Bridget MacRae. (I have broken this single span into 4 sections for upload) (1.)(2.)(3.)(3.))
Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenberg-Cello Recorded 2004 No 5 D major-Allegro Moderato This is the first of two duos in the cycle based on a repeating bass or Chaconne. At the top of the [...]
Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenberg-Cello Duo No 4 E Flat Major Adagio-Tempo di Minuetto The 4th Duo is the first to include a movement away from the home key-the ‘trio’ section of the second [...]
Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenburg-Cello Duo No 3. B flat Major Lento-Allegro Poco Vivo The third duo gently introduces pizzicato,which Reicha has so far eschewed. Halfway through the first movement, with the return of [...]
Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenburg-Cello Duo No 2. G Major Adagio-Presto There is little doubt that part of the fault with Reicha’s absence from the concert stage lies with the composer himself. He notd [...]
Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenburg-Cello Duo No 1. C Major-Largo-Allegro non Troppo The first of this extraordinary cyce of duos is in many ways the simplest. Like the first of Reicha’s Op 48/49 set [...]
February 7, 2013