Novellette (Sibelius)

Novellette
Duo by Jean Sibelius
The composer (c. 1923)
Opus102
Composed1922 (1922)
PublisherHansen (1923)[1]
Duration2.5 mins[2]

Novellette, Op. 102, is a standalone duo for violin and piano written in 1922 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was published in 1923 by the Danish firm Edition Wilhelm Hansen.[1] (At the time, Sibelius had planned to write a new series of pieces for violin and piano. However, he ended up only composing one piece; this explains why Hansen's first edition of Novellette gives its catalogue number as "Op. 102, Nr. 1".)[3] Along with the Danses champêtre (Op. 106, 1924–1925), the Four Pieces (Op. 115, 1929), and the Three Pieces (Op. 116, 1929), Sibelius's Novellette is among his late-career, mature works in the genre.

A short miniature, Novellette takes about two-and-a-half to three minutes to play. It is in the key of E minor and has a 6
4 time signature; its tempo marking is Allegro.[2]

Discography

The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of Novellette:

No. Violinist Pianist Runtimes[a] Rec.[b] Recording venue Label Ref.
1 Ruggiero Ricci Sylvia Rabinof 3:02 1979 St. Andrews Church, Toronto Masters of the Bow
[c]
2 Yoshiko Arai Eero Heinonen 2:39 1990 Martinus Culture Hall Ondine
[d]
3 Nils-Erik Sparf Bengt Forsberg 2:39 1993 Danderyds gymnasium BIS
[e]
4 Kaija Saarikettu Hui-Ying Liu 2:49 1995 Järvenpää Hall Finlandia
[f]

Notes, references, and sources

Notes
  1. ^ All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.
  2. ^ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
  3. ^ R. Ricci & S. Rabinof–Masters of the Bow (MBS 2009) 1979
  4. ^ Y. Arai & E. Heinonen–Ondine (ODE 756–2) 1991
  5. ^ N. Sparf & B. Forsberg–BIS (CD–625) 1994
  6. ^ K. Saarikettu & H. Liu–Finlandia (0630–17696–2) 1997
References
  1. ^ a b Dahlström 2003, p. 432.
  2. ^ a b Dahlström 2003, p. 431.
  3. ^ Barnett 2007, pp. 298–299.
Sources
  • Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
  • Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.

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