ORIENTAL ELEGY/ RYTŲ ELEGIJA for string quartet (2002)
I. Wind in the Mist/ Vėjas rūke
II. Rustle/ Šlamesiai
III. Silence/ Tyla
IV. Lament/ Rauda
PROGRAMME NOTE:
Oriental Elegy/ Rytų elegija (2002; edited 2003)
I – Wind in the Mist (Vėjas rūke)
II – Rustle (Šlamesiai)
III – Silence (Tyla)
IV – Lament (Rauda)
The film of the same name by the director Alexander Sokurov directly inspired this piece. I was shocked and stunned by its subtlety, ingenious fantasy and the deepest reflection of the mysterious world of nature. Also I tried to embody the poetry of the alluring nature sounds – as the ripple of water, the murmur of wind, the rustle of leaves – which actually were the primary sound impulses to the sound material of this piece.
© Raminta Šerkšnytė
YEAR OF COMPOSITION: 2002 (edited in 2003)
INSTRUMENTATION: string quartet (2 violins, viola, violoncello)
DURATION: ca. 12′
COMMISSIONED by the New Music Concerts (Canada)
PREMIERE: Accordes String Quartet (Canada)
Toronto, Canada, 10 January 2003
AWARD: Prize for the best chamber work of the year 2003 at the competition, organized by the Lithuanian Composers’ Union (Lithuania)
COPYRIGHT: Raminta Šerkšnytė
SCORE (manuscript): please contact raminta.serksnyte@gmail.com
PERFORMING RIGHTS: please contact Mr. Stefan Fragner: fragner@rbartists.at
RELEASES:
CD Raminta Šerkšnytė – Vortex – LMIPC CD049, 2007
De profundis, Mountains in the Mist, Oriental Elegy, Vortex, Iceberg Symphony
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Music Information Centre Lithuania LMIPC CD082-083, 2014
Oriental Elegy (CD2)
PERFORMERS: Cassatt String Quartet (USA), Mivos Quartet (USA), Accordes string quartet (Canada), Stadler string quartet (Austria), Chordos string quartet (Lithuania), Čiurlionis string quartet (Lithuania) and other string quartets.