Mezmer (2010): For String Quartet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783793140207)

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). 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.

Author: Elena Kats-Chernin
ISBN-10: 3793140202
ISBN-13: 9783793140207
Publisher: Bote & Bock
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2016
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback