Leif
Kayser
Sonata (1990) for accordion Dur. c. 22′
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Sonata (1990) for accordion
Dur. c. 22′
NOTE
Da nærværende sonate skulle gøres klar til udgivelse, viste der sig at eksistere flere håndskrevne versioner af manuskriptet i Leif Kaysers samling på Det kgl. Bibliotek. De ser ud til at være fra forskellige perioder af Kaysers liv, baseret på i hvor høj grad de er påvirket af hans – i de sidste år – tiltagende rystesyge. Nogle satser er dateret i midten af 70’erne, hvor dette endnu ikke var et problem. Forskellene kan være af notationsmæssig karakter uden nogen hørbar ændring, enkelte steder er en stemme lagt en oktav op, og andre har blot at gøre med disponeringen af takter pr. linie/side. Der er under alle omstændigheder tale om mindre ændringer i de forskellige versioner.
Men hvilken version var så bedst egnet til udgivelse?
Umiddelbart var kriteriet at bruge den “seneste" version, men da der herskede nogen uklarhed om præcis hvilken en, der var skrevet sidst, valgte vi den med deefter vores skøn - bedste ændringer, og som samtidig tog sig pænest ud. Enkelte ændringer er foretaget baseret på en version spillet for Leif Kayser af Jørgen Franyó, i forbindelse med forberedelsen af dennes debutkoncert. Ændringer som må formodes at være foretaget, eller i det mindste sanktioneret, af Kayser selv. Registreringsforslagene hidrører ligeledes fra denne version.
Niels Danielsen har stået for en omhyggelig retouchering af nodematerialet, samt indføjet rettelser og registreringsangivelser. En stor tak skal rettes til accordeonist Jørgen Franyo, for at delagtiggøre eftertiden med detaljer fra den version, der kom ud af hans møde med Kayser. En stor tak bør også rettes til en anden Jørgen, nemlig Jørgen Ellegård Frederiksen, organist og Kayserspecialist, for tilskyndelse til publicering af Kaysers sonate for accordeon her 23 år efter komponistens død.
Holstebro, august 2024
Allan Harboe Karlsson
NOTE
When the present sonata was being prepared for publication, it became apparent that there were several handwritten versions of the manuscript in Leif Kayser’s collection at the Royal Library. They appear to be from different periods of Kayser’s life, based on the extent to which they are affected by his – in later years – increasing tremor. Some movements are dated to the mid-70s, when this was not yet a problem. The differences may be of a notational nature without any audible change, in some places a part is raised an octave, and others simply have to do with the arrangement of bars per line/page. In any case, there are minor changes in the different versions.
But which version was best suited for publication? The immediate criterion was to use the “latest” version, but since there was some ambiguity about exactly which one was written last, we chose the one with the – in our opinion – best changes, and which also looked the best. A few changes have been made based on a version played for Leif Kayser by Jørgen Franyó, in connection with the preparation of his debut concert. Changes that must be assumed to have been made, or at least sanctioned, by Kayser himself. The registration suggestions also originate from this version.
Niels Danielsen has been responsible for a careful retouching of the sheet music material, and has included corrections and registration information. A big thank you must be addressed to accordionist Jørgen Franyo, for sharing with posterity details from the version that came out of his meeting with Kayser. A big thank you should also be addressed to another Jørgen, namely Jørgen Ellegård Frederiksen, organist and Kayser specialist, for encouraging the publication of Kayser’s sonata for accordion here 23 years after the composer’s death.
Holstebro, August 2024
Allan Harboe Karlsson
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