Alexander Raskatov
... I Will See a Rose At the End of the Path...
for String Quartet
Alexander Raskatov
... I Will See a Rose At the End of the Path...
for String Quartet
- Instrumentation String Quartet
- Composer Alexander Raskatov
-
Difficulty Level
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher M.P. Belaieff
- Order no. BEL701
ships within 1-2 working days
incl. tax,
excl. shipping costs
Not available in all countries. Learn more
Description:
The title is a quote from the essay 'The Rose of Paracelsus' by Jorge Luis Borges. This parable is about the secret of the creation of a miracle, the disappearance and reappearance of the rose as well as the way to success and the way as reward.The Quartet consists of eight movements and a postscriptum. All odd movements float inside a sphere of maximum distance (lontano); they do not have to 'sound', they shall only be there and shine - on the verge of appearance and disappearance of sound. All even movements belong to a sphere of maximum presence and tension (espressivo); they are based on a spectrum of chromatic and micro-chromatic intervals. The compositional principle of the mostly broken monody makes the four instruments often sound like a 'mono instrument'. (A. Raskatov)The work received the composition award of the Salzburg Easter Festival in 1998.