Sikorski
“Sonata No. 3 was completed in December 2005 in Bremen, Germany. I don't want to write what the work is "about", because ultimately music is not about anything, but the music itself. Extra-musical thoughts, of course, are inescapable and, as with other works of mine, explore thoughts of death, memories, violence, fear and hope, reaching beyond the frames of gravity, beyond the limitations of the everyday existence - reflections on the different faces of the time we are living in.
Although this work's nature is powerful in its darkness, it made me very happy. Sometimes the pain needs to be addressed in order to be freed and released and perhaps this is why this sonata was a joy for me to compose.
The work was commissioned by the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, sponsored by the Harry and Lea Gudelsky Foundation in memory of H. Paul Gudelsky. My personal thanks also to Harriet Silverman and Jean-Paul Bierny for making this commission possible and, of course, to Stefan Milenkovich for performing it.”
(Lera Auerbach)
‘Lera Auerbach completed her third violin sonata in December 2005 in Bremen, where she was composer in residence at the Bremen Music Festival. Even if she doubts that music can have a concrete content, she sees her work as a constant reflection on the events of the time. Her extra-musical influences revolve around the themes of death, memories and fear, but also hope.
Although the third violin sonata has a strong dark aura, its message is imbued with feelings of joy and hope. The four-movement work was commissioned by the ‘Arizona Friends of Chamber Music’ and will be premiered on 5 February by Vadim Gluzman (violin) and the composer at the piano in Tucson (Arizona).’ (Helmut Peters)