Bells of Beyond

Bells of Beyond
Piano trio by Graham Waterhouse

The composer in 2011
Year 2013 (2013)
Period contemporary
Scoring
  • piano
  • violin
  • cello
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Bells of Beyond is a piano trio, composed in 2013 by Graham Waterhouse.

The work was composed in 2013. It is dedicated to the memory of the Welsh pianist and composer Dafydd Llywelyn who was a teacher of the composer and died in the spring of 2013 in Munich. [1]

The composition was inspired by bells. It is in three sections: slow – fast – slow. It opens with chords in the piano reminiscent of bells, a motif repeated throughout the piece. The first part is dominated by a chaconne on a theme of eight measures. The middle section is a virtuoso "argument" between the piano and the strings. The third section is introduced by a recalling the initial bells. It features a series of parallel chords, and ends with the bells.[1]

The trio was first performed at the Gasteig in Munich on 27 October 2013, played by the violinist Yury Revich, the pianist Valentina Babor, and the composer.[2] The work was played at the festival Beethovenfest in Bonn on 2 October 2016, along with Beethoven's Piano Trio, Op. 1/3 in C minor and Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 in the same key,[3] music by three composers who venerate Shakespeare.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bells of Beyond". Graham Waterhouse. 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kammerkonzert Matinee". Gasteig. 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bells of Beyond’ for violin, cello and piano (2013)". Beethovenfest. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Klaviertrio Hannover / Shakespeare zu Ehren" (in German). Festival Gegen den Strom. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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