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Original

Benjamin Britten. Two Portraits for Strings. 1930. Sheet Music. Viola. String Orchestra. VLA. STR ORCH. Benjamin Britten.

Traducció

Benjamin Britten. Dos retrats de Cordes. 1930. Partitures. Violeta. Orquestra de Cordes. VLA. STR ORCH. Benjamin Britten.

Original

Britten's Two Portraits for strings - the composer himself called them 'Sketches' - were composed in August and September 1930, during the summer holidays preceding the sixteen-year-old composer's first term at the Royal College of Music, in London. Both are musical depictions of character, the first portraying Britten's school friend, David Layton, and the second, introducing a solo Viola. Britten's own string instrument. , a self-portrait of the composer. According to Britten's diary, he planned to compose a third portrait, again for strings, that was to depict another school friend, Peter Floyd, but this movement was not written. However, David Layton was to be portrayed again, though very differently, in Britten's later quartet suite, Alla Quartetto Serioso. 1933. , itself revised and re-titled in 1936 as Three Divertimenti. The Pencil manuscript score, in the Britten-Pears Library at Aldeburgh, although hastily written, is very detailed, ad dynamics and phrasing are carefully notated throughout. However in several places in the first 'Portrait' the notes themselves are either difficult to decipher, or, due to the highly chromatic nature of the music, difficult to interpret - in some cases Britten has clearly made notational 'spelling' mistakes, which have been silently corrected in this editon. A list of those places where the reading of the manuscript is doubtful may be obtained from the Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh. As with virtually all orchestral music from his youth, Britten did not hear either 'Portrait' performed. The first performance of Two Portraits was given by the Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 5th December 1995, as part of a series entitled 'Britten's Apprenticeship'. The first concert performance of Portrait No.1 was given by the Britten Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andreas Mitisek, at the Konzerthaus, Schubert-Saal, Vienna, on 10th February 1996. The first concert performance of Portrait No.2 was given by Sinfonia 21, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, on 8th February 1996 at St John's, Smith Square, London. Martin Altrim was the Viola soloist.

Traducció

De Britten Dos Retrats de cordes - el mateix compositor ells 'Sketches CONVOCADA - van ser composts a l'agost i setembre de 1930, durant les vacances d'estiu anteriors el primer mandat dels setze anys d'edat, el compositor al Royal College of Music, a Londres. Ambdues són representacions musicals de caràcter, la primera retrata amic de Britten escola, David Layton, i el segon, la introducció d'una viola solista. Propi instrument de cordes de Britten. , Un autoretrat del compositor. Segons el diari de Britten, que planejava compondre un tercer retrat, de nou a les cadenes, que era per a representar un altre amic de l'escola, Peter Floyd, però aquest moviment no va ser escrit. No obstant això, David Layton havia de ser interpretat de nou, encara que de manera molt diferent, a la suite quartet després de Britten, Alla Quartetto seriós. 1933. , Sí revisat i retitulado el 1936 com Tres Entreteniment. La partitura manuscrita de llapis, a la Biblioteca de Britten-Pears a Aldeburgh, encara que escrit a corre-cuita, és molt detallat, la dinàmica d'anuncis i fraseig estan anotades acuradament al llarg. No obstant això, en diversos llocs de la primera 'Retrat' les notes en si són ben difícils de desxifrar, o, a causa de la naturalesa altament cromàtica de la música, de difícil interpretació - en alguns casos Britten ha fet clarament notació errors 'ortografia', que tenen ha corregit en silenci en aquest Editon. Una llista d'aquests llocs on la lectura del manuscrit és dubtós es pot obtenir de la Biblioteca Britten-Pears, Aldeburgh. Com pràcticament tota la música orquestral des de la seva joventut, Britten no va sentir bé 'Retrat' realitzat. La primera actuació de dos retrats va ser donada per la Northern Sinfonia, dirigida per Martyn Brabbins, transmès per la BBC Radio 3 el 5 de desembre de 1995, com a part d'una sèrie titulada 'de Britten Aprenentatge'. El primer concert de No.1 Retrat estar a càrrec de l'Orquestra de Cambra Britten realitzat per Andreas Mitisek, al Konzerthaus, Schubert-Saal, Viena, el 10 febrer 1996. El primer concert de No.2 Retrat estar a càrrec de la Simfonia 21, conduït per Martyn Brabbins, el 8 de febrer de 1996 a Sant Joan, Smith Square, Londres. Martin Altrim era el solista Viola.