Mezmer (2010) (String Quartet Score & Parts)
Kats-Chernin, Elena
Mezmer (2010) (String Quartet Score & Parts)
Kats-Chernin, Elena
Instrumentation: String Quartet (Score & parts)
Publisher: Bote & Bock
Catalogue No: M202533376
ISMN: 9790202533376
Shop Product Code: 317541B
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Mezmer for string quartet is an adaptation of the last movement of Re-Collecting ASTORoids, an earlier suite for orchestra from Kats-Chernin. Commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the suite was written in tribute to Astor Piazzolla and is clearly inspired by tango, though Kats-Chernin uses various rhythms as her source of inspiration. Mezmer is a miniature and has an intimate, smoky feel with a bluesy violin solo laden with vibrato. An air of solitude and reflection surrounds the piece.