Steen Pade: Gensyn (1983, rev. 2021)

Steen Pade Gensyn (1983, rev. 2021) for flute, violin, viola, cello Dur. 12

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Steen Pade Gensyn (1983, rev. 2021) for flute, violin, viola, cello Dur. 12

The flute quartet Gensyn (Reunion) is a recomposed version of Nostos from 1983. In addition to revisiting a work from my youth, the title reflects various forms of musical recognition. A note-exact reprise as in the first movement, or the lyrical point of rest at the end of the second movement that creates a sense of arrival.

The first and second movements play out as one. The third movement varies the melodic core from the first two movements in a dynamic sequence, where the final conquest and confirmation of the whole piece’s A-tonality constitute the reunion. The quartet is light in tone, full of youthful drive and joy.

Fløjtekvartetten Gensyn er en genkomponeret version af Nostos fra 1983. Ud over at være gensynet med et ungdomsværk afspejler titlen forskellige former for musikalsk genkendelse. Nodetro reprise som i første sats, eller det lyriske hvilepunkt i slutningen af anden sats, der giver oplevelsen af at ankomme. Første og anden sats spiller ud i et. Tredje sats varierer den melodiske kerne fra de to første satser i et dynamisk forløb, hvor gensynet består i den afsluttende erobring og bekræftelse af hele stykkets A-tonalitet. Kvartetten er lys i grundtonen, fuld af ungdommeligt gå-på-mod og glæde.