General information
Title CZNokturna
Subtitle CZčtyři etudy pro violoncello a klavír
Title ENNocturnes
Subtitle ENfour études for violoncello and piano
Title DENocturnes
Subtitle DEvier Etüden für Cello und Klavier
Title FRNocturnes [auth.]
Subtitle FRquatre études pour violoncelle et piano
CategoryChamber Music
SubcategoryDuos for Violoncello and Piano
Halbreich number189
Parts of the composition (movements)1. Andantino moderato; 2. Lento; 3. Moderato; 4. Allegretto moderato
Durata14' 30''
InstrumentsVc Pf
Dedicatee Košťál, Karel
Diplomatic transcription of the dedicationà Monsieur Karel Košťál
Note on the dedicationdedication in the Alphonse Leduc edition
Origin
Place of compositionParis
Year of origin1931
Initiation of composition1931
Completion of composition1931
First performance
Autograph deposition
Owner of the source- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Note on the autograph depostitionAutograph formerly held by the Éditions Alphonse Leduc in Paris.
Facsimile of the autograph located at the Bohuslav Martinů Centre in Polička.
Copyright
CopyrightÉditions Alphonse Leduc
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First edition
PublisherÉditions Alphonse Leduc
Place of issuePaříž
Year of publication1931
Editions available at the BM Institute
Éditions Alphonse Leduc, Paris, 1990
Call number at the BM Institute: 1062
Specification of the edition: Reprint of the 1st edition
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Note Title on the title page of the autograph: "Nocturnes. | 4 etudes pour violoncelle | avec piano."
About the composition

The Nocturnes are titled as Four Études for Violoncello with Accompaniment. The rhythmically asymmetrical first movement is followed by a sombre Lento, in which the violoncellist lets himself to be carried away by the melody in double stops. Nocturne No. 3 then offers a glimpse into the impressions of France, which foreshadows the finale of the whole work, Nocturne No. 4, which combines Bohuslav Martinů’s characteristic sense of humor with a rhythmic element. The work was completed in 1931 in Paris and dedicated to Karel Košťál. It was not published until 1990 by Éditions Alphonse Leduc in Paris.

Petr Nouzovský, Bohuslav Martinů: Works for Cello and Piano, Prague: Arco Diva, 2020.

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