Orchestra
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra inspired by the ‘Speech of the Birds’ by Attar of Nishapur (2022-2024)
Theme
is a concerto for violin and orchestra based on real bird songs from around the world, analytically transcribed into musical notation. Placed within a musical context, they reveal their melodic richness and become perceptible as absolute music. The dramaturgy of the concerto follows the 12th-century mystical narrative The Conference of the Birds by the Persian poet Fariduddin Attar.
Instrumentation
Solo Violin 3(II=picc., III=picc./a.fl.).1.2(II=bcl.).2 2.1.0.0 Piano (woodblock) Strings (min. 8.8.6.4.2; min. 1 5-str. db.)
Movements
I. The Call II. The Song and the Flight III. The Garden IV. The One Who Speaks V. The Bird’s Scherzo VI. The Blackbird at Dawn VII. The Ascent VIII. The Valley of Longing IX. The Valley of Love X. The Valley of Unknowing XI. The Mirror
Duration
00:54:00 Approximately
Recording
2024 Karen Gomyo, violin Glenn Christensen, concertmaster The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Selected Performances
- 28.05.28, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany