3 Metaphors for flute (violin), vibraphone and harpsichord (piano) (op. 101c, 1997)
Dedication
Dedicated to the city of Świnoujście
Movement titles
I. Con espressione, II. Vivace, III. Sostenuto
Instrumentation
Flute (violin), vibraphone, harpsichord (piano)
Duration: 13 minutes
Premiere
17 September 1997,
Swinoujscie, Christ Church
Elzbieta Podlesny | Jorge Luis Valcarcel | Bogumila Lagun-Kuzminska
Autograph
Title: Fantasia - Length: 2 pages - Date: 26.8.95 - Location:
Publisher
Zimmermann Musikverlag Frankfurt (score and parts) ZM 33400 / ISMN M-010-33400-4
Metaphors serve as images to visualise the spiritual. The musical form of the three metaphors is clearly structured into gestures, motoric sequences, interruptions and meditative episodes.
The distinctive combination of instruments resulted from the commission for a Polish ensemble from Szczecin, which premièred the work in Swinemünde in 1997. In the meantime, the work has also been performed in a version with violin instead of flute (with minor modifications - for example tremolo sul ponticello instead of flutter tongue).
Bertold Hummel