Quatre études, pour orchestre () is a collection of arrangements of works by Russian composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century c ...
. This composition was finished in 1928 and premiered in Berlin in 1930 by
Ernest Ansermet
Ernest Alexandre Ansermet (; 11 November 1883 – 20 February 1969)"Ansermet, Ernest" in '' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 435. was a Swiss conductor.
Biography
Anserme ...
. It was revised afterwards in 1952.
Structure
This composition is an arrangement for orchestra of two of Stravinsky's previous works:
Three Pieces for String Quartet (1914) and
Étude pour pianola (1921). The movements are placed in this order and all titles were changed. A typical performance of this work lasts nine minutes. The movement list is as follows:
Notable recordings
Notable recordings of this composition include:
References
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Compositions by Igor Stravinsky
1928 compositions
Compositions for symphony orchestra