Rush

馬修-海德森（Matthew Hindson）為吉他和絃樂四重奏創作的《拉什》受到了菲力克斯-孟德爾松（Felix Mendelssohn）音樂的影響。孟德爾松弦樂八重奏最後樂章中快速且極具技術挑戰性的段落影響了辛德森，使他決定為戈爾德納絃樂四重奏創作一首極具技巧性的作品。辛德森說，影響他的更多是孟德爾松弦樂創作的精神，尤其是他的絃樂四重奏和絃樂八重奏的最後樂章，而不是任何形式的和聲或旋律發明"

作曲家: Hindson, Matthew
樂器: Guitar, String Quartet
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
Matthew Hindson's Rush for guitar and string quartet takes its influence from the music of Felix Mendelssohn. The fast and technically challenging passages found in the final movement of the Mendelssohn String Octet influenced Hindson's decision to compose a work for the Goldner String Quartet that is highly virtuosic in nature. Hindson remarks, "it is much more the spirit of Mendelssohn's string writing that was influential, particularly the last movements of his string quartets and the String Octet, rather than any sort of harmony or melodic invention." This nine minute piece also features the playful, up-beat and repetitive rhythms found in popular music. The fast and mostly accelerating tempo of Rush reinforces both the title of the piece and the influence of 'techno' music. Rush also features a series of catchy and vibrant melodies, making the work accessible to a wide audience. Although the piece is scored for guitar and string quartet, it is regarded by Hindson as a guitar quintet, where the guitarist and the string quartet are treated not as soloists performing with accompaniment, but as integral and equally important entities in the work as a whole. The guitarist and the instruments comprising the quartet each have the opportunity to assume the playful motifs and feature as virtuosic soloists.