{"product_id":"martinu-b-promenades-1940","title":"Martinu, B :: Promenades (1940)","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003ePromenades (1940)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eMartinu, B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohuslav Martinu presents the Promenades, for flute, violin, and piano (or harpsichord - Martinu particularly enjoyed the modern sounds he could create on an older instrument) in a Barenreiter edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Promenades begin innocently enough with a Bachian allegro and aria, both spiced with mildly piquant dissonances and violin glissandos. The instrumentation is the same as the preceding work, except that the piano has been replaced by a clattering harpsichord. Following the gentle aria, there is an abrupt change of mood. Suddenly, we enter a bizarre, nightmarish world. This music was, after all, written in 1939 while the composer was living in Paris. The scherzo is a brief (under two minutes), but spooky danse macabre, while the finale is bitter and edgy   a mad moto perpetuo propelled by the relentless twanging of the harpsichord. The conclusion anticipates the sound world of Philip Glass; fortunately this 'minimalist' passage is brief [...] precisely the strident tone that Martinu intended.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Tom Godeli, classical.net 1997\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barenreiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46967544185126,"sku":"9790006432813","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/D009790006432813_d.jpg?v=1697491418","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/martinu-b-promenades-1940","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}