NEW COMPOSITION! Rien Schalkwijk: "Winter’s Embrace" (Cantabile No. 12, Op. 32, 2025)

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Күн бұрын

On the second day of 2025 the weather channel predicted snow in the Netherlands for coming weekend. While it's cold with a sour wind from the East, I wanted to write a winter piece. A frosty elegant winter piece inspired by the crisp beauty and serenity of winter. Rooted in Venetian Baroque and French Romantic traditions, this piece takes listeners on an emotional journey through the season’s contrasts: the icy chill, joyful flurries, serene stillness, and the hopeful whisper of spring.
The structure (AaBbCcAa) mirrors the cyclical nature of winter: A reflective opening with a crystalline melody and gently dissonant harmonies.This is followed by a lively middle section featuring cascading sixteenth notes. The third part is a tranquil, introspective moment of winter’s silence. The last part, a reprise for the first part, played a touch quicker with a somewhat brighter registration, signaling hope and renewal.
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@carstenkling2566 27 күн бұрын

Wow! What a great composition, Rien! You have truly surpassed yourself and created a real gem of music! 👏

@RienSchalkwijk 27 күн бұрын

Thanks Carsten! Very kind of you!

@SecretsofOrganPlaying Ай бұрын

You started a new year creatively. Good for you, Rien!

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you! 😊

@ClaraOrgan Ай бұрын

What a wonderful New Year's gift! Congratulations and thank you! Bravo! Rien😀😀😀🫶🫶🫶🎈🎈🎈

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Clara! 😊

@gerhardflink5599 Ай бұрын

Sehr schön komponiert und vorgetragen. ❤Dank und liebe Grüße. Gerd 👏

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Danke Gerd! Schön, dass Sie meine neueste Komposition zu schätzen wissen!

@organgoesheavy Ай бұрын

I love it😊! Wonderful Cantabile by Rien!

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :-)

@RalphLooij Ай бұрын

An embracing sound with beautiful melodies!

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Thanks! :-)

@philippelegargean5120 Ай бұрын

Bravo Rien. The new year inspires you very well. Thank you for this new composition that I will play with pleasure.

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your kind words Philippe!

@intermezzo-musikalischestr2987 Ай бұрын

Congratulations to your new composition! A beautiful calm piece. Very nice! 👍 😊

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@albertoguerzoni Ай бұрын

Compliments Rien for the excellent composition and a good omen for the New Year.

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! :-)

@remi-chapalain Ай бұрын

Bravissimo Rien ! This is a beautiful composition ! Good start for this year as Vidas says !

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Remi!

@jannoordzij8043 Ай бұрын

Congratulations Rien, and thanks for sending me the score! Well done!

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Any time! Thanks! :-)

@MarkusDrejaOrganist Ай бұрын

What's impressive to me is your approach. That you create images and then transform the music. Therefore, your compositions are always very personal, which makes them something special. The middle reminds me of Interstallar, even when I played it yesterday. Well composed!

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Thanks Markus. Very kind! I love to play all kinds of hymn preludes, from baroque to new music. But creating music works for me best to start with a idea around me. In this case just a weather forecast. :-)

@aBachwardsfellow Ай бұрын

Nice! I see the "circle of fifths" is alive and well! :-)

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

Yes! 😊 Thanks!

@grahamtwist Ай бұрын

I also am not keen on the cold weather and icy winds from the east - my heating bill makes Hauptwerk sample sets look cheap! However, your gorgeous 'Winter's Embrace' composition has such warmth and beauty that I have turned the thermostat down as I can just wrap myself up in your first composition of 2025 and not feel the chill at all! Bravo, maestro!

@RienSchalkwijk Ай бұрын

You’re too kind Graham! Thank you very much! And please turn the thermostat back up for Lady Twist. Spouses with cold feet are worse than a piece with 6 sharps.