Cat No. JM105977
Price £91.95
Composer: Jan De Haan
Categories: TEST PIECES (Major Works), NEW & RECENT Publications

Grade 3.5
Duration 13.40

Jan de Haan drew inspiration for this work from five paintings exhibited in The Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, one of the largest and most versatile museums in the world. He used the melodious Andante cantabile from the String Quartet Op. 11 by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as its starting point. Thus, he created his own musical painting, which is just as varied as the underlying canvases – from Cheerful Company by Dirck Hals to Dance II by Henri Matisse. A true work of art!