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[[File:AntonBruckner.jpeg|thumb|upright|Portrait of the composer, Anton Bruckner]]
{{Infobox musical composition
| title = Intermezzo
| composer = [[Anton Bruckner]]
| image =AntonBruckner.jpeg
| caption = Anton Bruckner, composer of the work
| dedication =
| key = [[D minor]]
| catalogue = [[Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckner|WAB]] 113
| form = [[String quintet|Viola quintet]]
| movements = 1
| composed = {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1879}}|location=[[Vienna]]}}
| performed = {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1904|01|23|df=y}}|location=[[Vienna]]}}
| published = {{start date|1913}}
| first_recording = {{Start date|1956}}
}}

The '''Intermezzo in D minor''' ([[Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckner|WAB]] 113) is a composition by the Austrian composer [[Anton Bruckner]].
The '''Intermezzo in D minor''' ([[Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckner|WAB]] 113) is a composition by the Austrian composer [[Anton Bruckner]].


==History==
==History==
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Bruckner completed his [[String Quintet (Bruckner)|String Quintet]] in 1879 for a group headed by [[Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr.]] However, Hellmesberger found the work's "curious, elfin scherzo" to be too challenging for the group to perform. The Intermezzo was originally intended as a less difficult substitute movement; it was in the same key ([[D minor]]) as the original and was also completed in 1879. Nevertheless, Hellmesberger decided in 1885 to proceed with the original Quintet, and the Intermezzo became an independent work scored for [[string quintet]].<ref name=am>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/composition/intermezzo-for-string-quintet-in-d-minor-wab-113-mc0002372273|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=4 September 2014|author=Reisig, Wayne|title=Intermezzo, for string quintet in D minor, WAB 113}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Redlich, Hans|journal=Music & Letters|volume=36|number=3|year=1955|pages=253&ndash;258|title=Bruckner and Brahms Quintets in F}}</ref>


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Bruckner completed his [[String Quintet (Bruckner)|String Quintet]] in 1879 for a group headed by [[Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr.]] However, Hellmesberger found the work's "curious, elfin scherzo" to be too challenging for the group to perform.<ref name=am/> Therefore, Bruckner wrote an eight-minute Intermezzo ([[Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckner|WAB]] 113), in the same key ([[D minor]]) and with the same Trio, to replace the scherzo.<ref>[http://www.mwv.at/english/TextBruckner/Katalog/kammer.htm Bruckner's Critical Complete Edition - Chamber Music]</ref><ref>Watson, p. 37</ref> The Intermezzo was originally intended as a less difficult substitute movement. Nevertheless, in 1885, Hellmesberger decided to proceed with the original Quintet, including the scherzo,<ref>C. van Zwol, p. 683</ref> and the Intermezzo became an independent work scored for [[string quintet]].<ref name=am>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/composition/intermezzo-for-string-quintet-in-d-minor-wab-113-mc0002372273|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=4 September 2014|author=Reisig, Wayne|title=Intermezzo, for string quintet in D minor, WAB 113}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Redlich, Hans|journal=Music & Letters|volume=36|number=3|year=1955|pages=253&ndash;258|title=Bruckner and Brahms Quintets in F}}</ref>
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There is no record of the Intermezzo being publicly performed until 1904, after Bruckner's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/tw.asp?w=W6014|accessdate=4 September 2014|publisher=Hyperion|title=Program notes for the Intermezzo in D minor|year=1994|author=Mayhew, John}}</ref> It was first published in 1913<ref>{{cite journal|author=Lipscomb, Jeffrey|journal=Fanfare|volume=35|number=6|year=2012|pages=236&ndash;238|title=Classical Recordings&mdash;Reviews: ''Anton Bruckner &ndash; String Quintet in F minor; Franz Schubert &ndash; Fantasy in F minor'', D 940 (Paladino)}}</ref> and appeared in a complete critical edition for the first time in 1963.

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There is no record of the Intermezzo being publicly performed until 1904, after Bruckner's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/tw.asp?w=W6014|accessdate=4 September 2014|publisher=Hyperion|title=Program notes for the Intermezzo in D minor|year=1994|author=Mayhew, John}}</ref> The manuscript was retreived by Franz Schalk in 1900,<ref>C. van Zwol, p. 236</ref> and it was premiered by the Fitzner-Quartett on 23 January 1904 during a concert of the ''Wiener Akademischer Wagner-Verein''.<ref>C. van Zwol, p. 684</ref> It was first published in 1913<ref>{{cite journal|author=Lipscomb, Jeffrey|journal=Fanfare|volume=35|number=6|year=2012|pages=236&ndash;238|title=Classical Recordings&mdash;Reviews: ''Anton Bruckner &ndash; String Quintet in F minor; Franz Schubert &ndash; Fantasy in F minor'', D 940 (Paladino)}}</ref> and appeared in a complete critical edition for the first time in 1963.


==Music==
==Music==
Although, as reviewer Wayne Reisig remarks, Bruckner "never wrote anything which could be termed 'pops' beyond the Austrian-German border", the Intermezzo might be considered in that genre: it is a "sunny little work saturated with the feel of the Tyrol". The piece was inspired by folk dances, particularly the [[ländler]].<ref name=am/>
Although, as reviewer Wayne Reisig remarks, Bruckner "never wrote anything which could be termed 'pops' beyond the Austrian-German border", the Intermezzo might be considered in that genre: it is a "sunny little work saturated with the feel of the Tyrol". The piece was inspired by folk dances, particularly the [[ländler]].<ref name=am/>



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==Discography==
== Versions and editions ==

* First edition (1913): Intermezzo only (without the Trio)
* Nowak edition (1963): re-edited in-full (with the Trio)
* Critical new edition by Gerold W. Gruber (2007)

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== Discography ==

The Intermezzo is sometimes offered as an additional track in recordings of the [[String Quintet (Bruckner)|String Quintet]]. The first recording of the Intermezzo was by the Wiener Konzerthaus Quartett in 1956.

Other recordings include:
* Quintett der Wiener Philharmoniker, LP: Decca STS 15400, 1974
* [[Melos Quartet]], CD: Harmonia Mundi HMC 901421, 1992
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*Raphael Quartet (1992). ''Bruckner: String Quintet; Rondo; Intermezzo''. Globe.
* L'Archibudelli, CD: Sony Classical Vivarte SK 66 251, 1994
*Alberni String Quartet with Garfield Jackson (1999). ''Bruckner: String Quintet & Intermezzo''. CRD Records.
*Alberni String Quartet with Garfield Jackson (1999). ''Bruckner: String Quintet & Intermezzo''. CRD Records.
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*Fine Arts Quartet (2008). ''BRUCKNER: String Quintet in F Major / String Quartet in C Minor''. Naxos.
*Leipziger Streichquartett (2006). ''Encores''. MDG.
*Leipziger Streichquartett (2006). ''Encores''. MDG.
* [[Fine Arts Quartet]], CD: Naxos 8.570788, 2007
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*Raphael Quartet (1992). ''Bruckner: String Quintet; Rondo; Intermezzo''. Globe.
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*Fine Arts Quartet (2008). ''BRUCKNER: String Quintet in F Major / String Quartet in C Minor''. Naxos.


==References==
== References ==
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== Sources ==
* Leopold Nowak, Foreword to ''Anton Bruckner: Sämtliche Werke: Band 13 Teil 2: Streichquintett F-Dur / Intermezzo D-Moll: Studienpartitur'', Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Richard Rickett (translator), Vienna, 1963
* Derek Watson, ''Bruckner'', J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1997
* Cornelis van Zwol, ''Anton Bruckner &ndash; Leven en Werken'', Uit. Thot, Bussum, NL, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9

== External links ==
* [http://www.brucknerdiskografie.nl./php/index.php?pag=504 Discography of the Intermezzo by Hans Roelofs]
* [http://www.mwv.at/english/TextBruckner/Katalog/kammer.htm Bruckner's Critical Complete Edition - Chamber Music]



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[[Category:Compositions in D minor]]
[[Category:Compositions in D minor]]
[[Category:1879 compositions]]
[[Category:1879 compositions]]
[[Category:Compositions for string quintet|Bruckner]]

Revision as of 20:41, 5 September 2014

Intermezzo
by Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner, composer of the work
KeyD minor
CatalogueWAB 113
FormViola quintet
Composed1879 (1879): Vienna
Performed23 January 1904 (1904-01-23): Vienna
Published1913 (1913)
Recorded1956 (1956)
Movements1

The Intermezzo in D minor (WAB 113) is a composition by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner.

History

Bruckner completed his String Quintet in 1879 for a group headed by Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr. However, Hellmesberger found the work's "curious, elfin scherzo" to be too challenging for the group to perform.[1] Therefore, Bruckner wrote an eight-minute Intermezzo (WAB 113), in the same key (D minor) and with the same Trio, to replace the scherzo.[2][3] The Intermezzo was originally intended as a less difficult substitute movement. Nevertheless, in 1885, Hellmesberger decided to proceed with the original Quintet, including the scherzo,[4] and the Intermezzo became an independent work scored for string quintet.[1][5]

There is no record of the Intermezzo being publicly performed until 1904, after Bruckner's death.[6] The manuscript was retreived by Franz Schalk in 1900,[7] and it was premiered by the Fitzner-Quartett on 23 January 1904 during a concert of the Wiener Akademischer Wagner-Verein.[8] It was first published in 1913[9] and appeared in a complete critical edition for the first time in 1963.

Music

Although, as reviewer Wayne Reisig remarks, Bruckner "never wrote anything which could be termed 'pops' beyond the Austrian-German border", the Intermezzo might be considered in that genre: it is a "sunny little work saturated with the feel of the Tyrol". The piece was inspired by folk dances, particularly the ländler.[1]


Versions and editions

  • First edition (1913): Intermezzo only (without the Trio)
  • Nowak edition (1963): re-edited in-full (with the Trio)
  • Critical new edition by Gerold W. Gruber (2007)

Discography

The Intermezzo is sometimes offered as an additional track in recordings of the String Quintet. The first recording of the Intermezzo was by the Wiener Konzerthaus Quartett in 1956.

Other recordings include:

  • Quintett der Wiener Philharmoniker, LP: Decca STS 15400, 1974
  • Melos Quartet, CD: Harmonia Mundi HMC 901421, 1992
  • Raphael Quartet (1992). Bruckner: String Quintet; Rondo; Intermezzo. Globe.
  • L'Archibudelli, CD: Sony Classical Vivarte SK 66 251, 1994
  • Alberni String Quartet with Garfield Jackson (1999). Bruckner: String Quintet & Intermezzo. CRD Records.
  • Leipziger Streichquartett (2006). Encores. MDG.
  • Fine Arts Quartet, CD: Naxos 8.570788, 2007
  • Fine Arts Quartet (2008). BRUCKNER: String Quintet in F Major / String Quartet in C Minor. Naxos.

References

  1. ^ a b c Reisig, Wayne. "Intermezzo, for string quintet in D minor, WAB 113". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ Bruckner's Critical Complete Edition - Chamber Music
  3. ^ Watson, p. 37
  4. ^ C. van Zwol, p. 683
  5. ^ Redlich, Hans (1955). "Bruckner and Brahms Quintets in F". Music & Letters. 36 (3): 253–258.
  6. ^ Mayhew, John (1994). "Program notes for the Intermezzo in D minor". Hyperion. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ^ C. van Zwol, p. 236
  8. ^ C. van Zwol, p. 684
  9. ^ Lipscomb, Jeffrey (2012). "Classical Recordings—Reviews: Anton Bruckner – String Quintet in F minor; Franz Schubert – Fantasy in F minor, D 940 (Paladino)". Fanfare. 35 (6): 236–238.

Sources

  • Leopold Nowak, Foreword to Anton Bruckner: Sämtliche Werke: Band 13 Teil 2: Streichquintett F-Dur / Intermezzo D-Moll: Studienpartitur, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Richard Rickett (translator), Vienna, 1963
  • Derek Watson, Bruckner, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1997
  • Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner – Leven en Werken, Uit. Thot, Bussum, NL, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9

External links


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