Work Information
| Publisher |
JSGS Publishing |
Category |
Works for 2-6 Players |
| Sub-Category |
Mixed Ensemble |
Year Composed |
2010 |
| Duration |
20 Minutes |
Orchestration |
hn, vn, pf |
| Availability |
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Programme Note
First performance: July 26 2010 Jeffrey Fair, horn Stefan Jackiw, violin Adam Neiman, piano Seattle Chamber Music Society Seattle, WA
Reviews
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With the shofar calls, that ritualistic prologue combines a steady tread at the bottom of the piano and a lamenting violin. This leads to a constant flow of somber, twining melody in the first movement proper. The traded solos that open the second movement, "Recitative and Aria," suggest a conversation: the violin pleading, then a bit unhinged; the horn stern and querulous; the piano a calmer mediator that eventually convinces the other two to launch an opulent, pulsing duet drenched in honey. The third movement, brisk and a bit unsettling, is the most expansive and generous of all...
Gavin Borchert, Seatle Weekly, 27/07/2010
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