Eberli
July 30, 2000 Program
Yehudi Wyner: Tanz and Maissele (Dance and Little Story)
Max Bruch: Acht Stücke (Eight Pieces), Op. 83-II. Allegro
Aaron Jay Kernis: Lullaby for solo piano
Peter Schickele: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Yehudi Wyner's notes on Tanz and
Maissele
Tanz and Maissele for Violin, Cello, Clarinet and
Piano was written in 1981 for the Aeolian Chamber Players who asked
me to compose a piece of distinct Jewish character. Tanz and Maissele
uses as its basic materials musical elements derived from Jewish music
of the past: dance rhythms, melodic and harmonic turns, phrase structure,
and gestural shapes. If these elements are conceived as being "realistic"
- as a recognizable object in a painting is considered a "realistic"
element - then the compositional process first presents, then transforms
these objects into abstract or surreal shapes, some of which remain
substantial, even recognizable, others of which evaporate in a haze
of mysticism or of remote nostalgia. In the Yiddish language Tanz
means "dance"; Maissele means "Little Story". The titles are
taken from a pair of piano pieces my father, Lazar Weiner, dedicated
to me in 1931, long before I could play the piano! Tanz and Maissele,
in turn, is dedicated to him. It was the last new composition of mine
he heard before his death in 1982."
Max Bruch:
See the Max Bruch Home Page
Aaron Kernis:
See American Public Media's feature
from The Composer's Voice
Peter Schickele:
See American Public Media's feature
from The Composer's Voice
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