Margarita Zelenaia: HOMAGE II, duo for violin and cello

MARGARITA ZELENAIA: “HOMAGE II”, duo for violin and cello
Dedicated to the three great Russian figures
1. Vocalize (to Sergei Rachmaninov) 00:00 – 04:17
2. Dreams of Don Juan (to Marina Tsvetaeva) 04:18 – 08:21
3. Ducks Are Flying, a reworked Russian folk song (to Igor Stravinsky) 08:22 – 15:06
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Маргарита Зелёная: "ПОСВЯЩЕНИЕ II", дуэт для скрипки и виолончели
Посвящается трём выдающимся русским личностям
1. Вокализ (Сергею Рахманинову) 00:00 – 04:17
2. Мечты о Дон-Жуане (Марине Цветаевой) 04:18 – 08:21
3. Летят утки, фантазия на тему русской народной песни (Игорю Стравинскому) 08:22 – 15:06
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Performers:
Jasminе Lin, violin
Jacob Braun, cello
Anatoly Semenchuk, visuals
It had a world premiere in 2009 at the Chicago Chamber Musicians' First Monday concert series at the Chicago Cultural Center and broadcast live on WFMT Chicago.
When the suite was written, I realized that it is a meditation on the feelings that any woman has through her life: a dream of the pure beauty (#1. Vocalize), the breathless expectation of the life major event and the disappointed hopes (#2. Dreams of Don Juan) and a mix of irony and despair through the humoristic sight to what has happened (#3. Ducks Are Flying).
Jin Sung Hong, the artistic director of the “One World Symphony”, New York based ensemble, commissioned the work for soprano and cello, As part of ensemble’s concert series, it had a world premiere in 2004. Then following the request of two performers-instrumentalists of the ”Second Instrumental Unit” ensemble, I made a version of it for violin and clarinet, so “Homage” became “Homage I”. The premiere of the version was at the American Composers Alliance (ACA) Festival in 2008. After hearing Jasmine Lin’s beautiful playing and following her request, I made the next version of the “Homage”, “Homage II” for violin and cello.

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