*PENNILLION (FOR VIOLIN AND HARP) op.202 (April 1975)

A Welsh-inspired theme with variations
Published by: Highbridge Music Ltd
Commissioned by: Mrs Evelyn Etkind for her harpist daughter Annabelle and the violinist Jack Rothstein
Instrumentation: violin and harp
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Duration: 12 mins
First Performance: Jewish Charity Banquet in Grosvenor Square, London, June 1975, Jack Rothstein(vn), Annabelle Etkind(hp)
Sheet Music Available
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Recordings Available
First recording released Spring 2006

Movements

  • 1: Theme (Moderato)
  • 2: Variation 1 (vivo)
  • 3: Variation 2 (L'istesso tempo)
  • 4: Variation 3 (Meno mosso, ritmico)
  • 5: Variation 4 (Allegro)
  • 6: Variation 5 (Lento, misterioso)
  • 7: Variation 6 and theme (Moderato-grazioso)

Performances

19th June 2007 Paul Lundin (violin), Kelsey Erdahl (harp), LRC Auditorium, Bay College, Escanaba, Michigan,USA
April 1975 Jack Rothstein / Annabel Etkind, Leighton House June 1976

Reviews


... a concisely constructed work with an astonishingly inspired melody.

Tagespiegel (Berlin), 20/5/1994

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'PENNILLION (for Clarinet And Piano)' op.466 (June 1994)
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'PENNILLION (for Bassoon And Piano)' op.466A (June 1994)
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'PENNILLION (for piano trio)' op.525 (2001)
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'PENNILLION (for Cello and Piano)' op.525A (2001)
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Related Autobiography Chapters


THE SONG OF SAINT FRANCIS, STRING TRIO, THE STATION (1975)
DANCES FOR TWO PIANOS, TOCCATA - A CELEBRATION OF THE ORCHESTRA (1976)

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