Grande suite des quatre saisons (for guitar)
By: Annette Kruisbrink
Edition: Éd. spéciale du 1000e = Special ed. of the 1000th
Publisher: Productions d'Oz
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Saint-Romuald, QC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9782895008866
Subjects: guitar solo
Genres: music for guitar
Description: Marked as a “Special Edition” this new composition by the Dutch guitarist Annette Kruisbrink is a large-scale, substantial solo guitar piece with no less than 31 movements partitioned into four “suites”, each one representing the four seasons of the year, and the total work lasting just over one hour if the brilliant recording (supplied with the album) by the composer is anything to judge by.
Astonishingly, in an album of this magnitude of new music, there are no low points, no dips in standards, no instances where one thinks that Kruisbrink seems to have been under pressure to make up the numbers; each of these wonderfully descriptive pieces fit the bill perfectly. In the Summer Suite for example, one senses the bees, and the sea “touching the beach”, the menace of the approaching storm is felt, and the frogs can be heard!
Later on, the first snowflakes are almost fell at the conclusion to Autumn, and when Winter arrives, we know it.
This is spectacularly skilful, quality writing from a fine guitarist/composer whose performance on the accompanying CD is of equal stature to the music.
The presentation throughout is excellent, the fingering kept to a sensible level and there are four, imaginative and evocative full colour illustrations scattered throughout the book, these are by Arlette Ruelens, who, together with Annette Kruisbrink, is the other half of the Anido Guitar duo. Another artist, the wonderfully talented Corina Sierk, has provided the artwork for the front coyer. The standard to perform this work and do it full justice would have to be high, around the grade 7-8 mark.
A high-class, quality production in all areas.”
Steve Marsh (Classical Guitar Magazine)

RANDE SUITE DES QUATRE SAISONS 
Grote suite van de vier jaargetijden / Four Seasons Grand Suite

Suite du Printemps / Lentesuite / Spring suite

1. La nature s'éveille / De natuur ontwaakt / Nature awakens
2. Une fraîcheur nouvelle /  Een nieuwe frisheid / A new freshness

3. Les oiseaux préparent leur nid / De vogels maken hun nest klaar / Birds preparing their nests 

4. Les premiers pas du faon  / De eerste stappen van het jonge hert / First steps of the fawn

5. Le ruisseau  / De beek / The brook

6. Le chant divin du rossignol / Het goddelijke gezang van de nachtegaal / Divine song of the nightingale

7. La marche de l'escargot / De mars van de slak / March of the snail

8. Tulipes blanches dans l'herbe / Witte tulpen in het gras / White tulips among the grass

Suite d'Été  / Zomersuite / Summer suite

1. Le soleil monte au zénith / De zon rijst aan de hemel / The sun rises to its zenith

2. Les abeilles recueillent le nectar  De bijen verzamelen nectar / Bees collecting nectar 

3. La grenouille et le nénuphar / De kikvors en de waterlelie / The frog and the water lily

4. La mer qui touche la plage / De zee die het strand raakt / The sea, touching the beach 

5. Le tournesol / De zonnebloem / The sunflower

6. Un orage se prépare / Er is onweer op komst / A thunderstorm is gathering

7. Le soleil disparaît à l'horizon / De zon verdwijnt achter de horizon / The sun, disappearing behind the horizon

Suite d'Automne  / Herfstsuite / Autumn suite

1. Le vent qui souffle / De wind die blaast / The wind that blows

2. Danse de l'araignée / Dans van de spin / Dance of the spider

3. Feuille morte / Verdord blad / Withered leaf

4. Perles de pluie / Regenpareltjes / Pearls of rain

5. Brouillard sur le lac / Mist op het meer / Fog on the lake

6. Les derniers vols d'hirondelles / De laatste vluchten van de zwaluwen / The last flights of the swallows

7. Le marronnier  / De kastanjeboom / The chestnut tree

8. Rafales / Rukwinden / Gusts of wind

9. Les premiers flocons de neige / De eerste sneeuwvlokken / The first snowflakes


Suite d'Hiver / Wintersuite / Winter suite

1. Le ciel est gris et morne / De lucht is grijs en somber / The sky is grey and dull 

2. La chouette annonce le froid / De kerkuil kondigt de kou aan / The owl heralds the cold

3. La neige qui danse en ronde monotone / De sneeuw dwarrelt gestaag in ‘t rond / The snow, whirling about monotonously

4. Cristaux de glace / IJskristallen /  Ice Crystals

5. La lune éclaire les arbres silencieux / De maan verlicht de geruisloze bomen / The moon illuminates the silent trees

6. Empreintes d’animaux / Diersporen / Animal footprints 

7. Les fleurs s’efforcent de paraître / De bloemen doen hun best tevoorschijn te komen / 
 Flowers attempting to bloom
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