for soprano and 8 cellos
Erkoreka sets a sixteenth-century poem which contemplates the eternal and boundless beauty of the heavens, and mankind's earthy estrangement from this realm. At times solo cello lines rise out of the texture as if in a dialogue with the vocal line and at others they are divided into two choirs. Serene sections contrast with surging dymanics, frenetic rhythms, fierce accents and snap pizzicatos.
Programme Notes:
For soprano and eight cellos.
Erkoreka sets a sixteenth-century poem which contemplates the eternal and boundless beauty of the heavens, and mankind's earthly estrangement from this realm. At times solo cello lines rise out of the texture as if in a dialogue with the vocal line, and at others they are divided into two choirs. Serene sections contrast with surging dynamics, frenetic rhythms, fierce accents, and snap pizzicatos.
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