Barcarolle in F major (Saint-Saëns)

Camille Saint-Saëns's Barcarolle in F major, Op.108 is a chamber composition for a quartet consisting of violin, cello, harmonium (or organ) and piano, composed in 1898, the work also exists in a version for violin, cello, viola and piano created by the composer in 1909.^[1][2][3]

Background

The Barcarolle was Saint-Saëns's second attempt at composing for this combination of instruments, with an 1897 attempt being abandoned after five and a half pages.^[2] In 1865 he had composed the Serenade Op. 15 for a similar combination with a viola rather than a cello as the fourth instrument.^[4] In the first performance, which took place at the musical society "La Trompette" on the 18th of May 1898, the piano was played by Louis Diémer, the cello by Jules Delsart, the violin by Remy, with the composer playing the harmonium.^[3][5]

Structure

The composition is structured as a single movement marked Alegretto moderato.^[3] Performance time is around 8 to 10 minutes.

References

Notes

Sources

• Anderson, Keith (2013). Saint-Saëns, C.: Piano Quartet/Piano Quintet/Barcarolle (CD). Naxos Records. 8.572904. 
• Fenech, Gerald (2009). "Review of Saint-Saëns, Piano Quartets, MDG 9431519-6". Classical Net. Retrieved September 2014. 
• Smith, Rollin (1992). Saint-Saëns and the Organ. Pendragon Press. ISBN 978-0-945193-14-2. 

External links

• Barcarolle in F major, Op.108: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• "Saint Saens - Barcarolle op. 108 for Violin, Cello, Harmonium & Piano". YouTube. 30 April 2012. 
• "Saint Saens - Barcarolle op. 108 for Violin, Cello, Viola & Piano". YouTube. 16 August 2013. 

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