Martinu Puppets I-III Short Pieces for Piano Solo

Despite the extraordinary significance attributed to Bohuslav Martinu’s 14 short piano pieces entitled Loutky / Puppets, surprisingly little is known about the exact time and circumstances of their composition. It is however certain that these are the first works by Martinu which transcended his initial attempts at composition and they quickly found a publisher. Thanks to their lasting popularity particularly with young pianists, they were published in numerous editions. The pieces take the characters of Italian commedia dell’arte as their theme; Pierrot, Colombina and Harlequin. Also included are dance and ball scenes as well as scenes from the ≫personal lives≪ of the puppets.

The three editions of Puppets were composed between 1912 and 1925 in reverse order. The works all differ from another, beginning with different aesthetic starting points and ending with piano writing which gradually matures. Now the cycle is published for the first time in one volume

편곡자 Brezina, Ales

작곡가 Martinu, Bohuslav (1890-1959)

Music Paper Op.11 스프링오선노트(소)

Martinu Piano Works

Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 in A major K.488 for 2 Pianos 4 Hands