Suite for Strings

Description

Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Contrabass — The works of Viktor Kosenko (1896-1938) -xa0 highly regarded in his lifetime as concertmaster, pianist, educator, and composer - became known to the arranger through his Russian-American wife, Alina, a teacher of young violinists and pianists. She owned an old out-of-print anthology of works by both Soviet composers and other world-renowned composers entitled The Young Violinist. Inspired by these lovely melodies, Debbaut compiled and arranged a collection of music exclusively by Soviet composers entitled The Young Soviet Violinist as well as published collections of all four of Kosenko’s Four Children’s Pieces, arranged for violin and piano, flute and piano, viola and piano, and cello and piano. Four Children’s Pieces for piano (1930) were the first works the educational pioneer Kosenko wrote with young pianists in mind based on his own personal deep knowledge of the main objectives of a teacher. Arranged here for string orchestra, this charming suite features four delightful movements: I. Scherzino, II. Melody, III. Olden Dance, and IV. March. Each contrasting theme can be performed alone or as a full performance of all four movements. Viktor Kosenko (1896-1938) was highly regarded in his lifetime as concertmaster, pianist, educator, and composer. Taken from his Four Children’s Pieces for piano, this arrangement for string orchestra features four delightful movements: I. Scherzino, II. Melody, III. Olden Dance, and IV. March. Each contrasting theme can be performed alone or as a full performance of all four movements.