Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn "St Wenceslas" for String Orchestra op. 35a [Bar:BA9584]

Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn "St Wenceslas" for String Orchestra op. 35a [Bar:BA9584]

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Binding:
Stapled
Composer:
Suk, Josef
Edition Type:
Score, Urtext edition
Editor:
Nouza, Zdenek
Format:
31,0 x 24,3 cm
ISMN:
9790260107823.0
Language:
EN
Minimum Order Quantity:
1
Original Currency Price:
19.95 €
Pages:
IX, 6 S.
Scoring:
Violins (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass
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Suk, Josef
Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn "St Wenceslas" for String Orchestra op. 35a
 
- First Urtext edition
- Informative trilingual Foreword (Cz/Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor
- Two versions published in two separate editions
Edition no.
BA09584
ISMN
9790260107823
 
Volume / Series
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
Editor
Nouza, Zdenek
Language(s) of text
Czech, English, German
Product format
Score, Urtext edition
Instrumentation
Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass
Comments
Replaces H 517
Binding
Stapled
Pages / Format
IX, 6 S. - 31,0 x 24,3 cm

 

Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1914 the ensemble was obliged to perform the Austrian national anthem at the opening of every concert.
Suk decided to supplement this obligatory piece with a work inspired by the ancient sacred Bohemian “St. Wenceslas” hymn. The hymn’s message – a plea for the well-being of the Czech people, directed at their patron saint – was immediately understood by the audience.

The Bohemian String Quartet performed this single-movement Meditation for the first time on 27 September 1914; the premiere of the version for string orchestra followed on 22 November 1914, played by the Czech Philharmonic. That same year the piece was published by Fr. A. Urbánek together with arrangements for piano and organ.

This first Urtext edition, prepared by the Suk scholar Zdenek Nouza, is published in two scorings, one for string quartet (BA 9583; study score TP 583) and another for string orchestra (BA 9584).
The orchestral version differs in some details and has an added part for double bass.