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- Thea Musgrave
Colloquy (1960)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Written for Manoug Parikian and Lamar Crowson
Programme Note
Colloquy was written for Manoug Parikian and Lamar Crowson for their recital at the Cheltenham Festival in 1960.
There are four concise movements. The first, a fast movement with vigorous rhythmic motifs and sharp contrasts between sections. The second, a scherzo in rondo form with lyrical episodes. In the third movement, the material is at first very fragmented, but then builds with cumulative effect to the climax at the end, which is the main climax of the work. The last movement is slow and short.
Thea Musgrave
There are four concise movements. The first, a fast movement with vigorous rhythmic motifs and sharp contrasts between sections. The second, a scherzo in rondo form with lyrical episodes. In the third movement, the material is at first very fragmented, but then builds with cumulative effect to the climax at the end, which is the main climax of the work. The last movement is slow and short.
Thea Musgrave
Media
Colloquy: I.
Colloquy: II.
Colloquy: III.
Colloquy: IV.
Reviews
Thea Musgrave's Colloquy for violin and piano (1960) sounded fresh and vibrant in the wonderfully layered contributions of violinist Madeleine Mitchell and pianist Ian Pace. ... Ever watchful of his musical partner, Ian Pace found plenty of poetry and rhythmic energy in Musgrave's piano writing and offered a deluxe counterpart to Madeleine Mitchell's unfailingly eloquent account of the score.
July 2021
Their unapologetic delight in the new was picked up by Thea Musgrave’s confrontational Colloquy (1960) for violin and piano. The stand-out in a selection of more obviously ingratiating, graspable contemporary music, Musgrave’s brusque, abrasive style was a well-placed corrective.
15th March 2021
Discography
Violin Conversations
- LabelNaxos
- Catalogue Number8574560
- SoloistMadeleine Mitchell, violin; Andrew Ball, piano
- Released23rd June 2023