related works
Viola Concerto Nº 1 : for viola and symphony orchestra / Hanna Kulenty
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Viola and orchestra
Scoring:
vla-solo 3fl 3ob 3cl 2fg fg-c 3trp 4h 3trb tb 5perc cemb pf str
Konzert fis moll Nr. 5 / Julius Röntgen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Concert Rhapsody : for violin and symphony orchestra / Kris Oelbrandt
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
vl-solo picc 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h trp trb timp 2perc hp str
Concert : voor twee violen en orkest, 1954 / Henk Badings
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
fl fl(pic) ob ob(eh) 2cl 2fg 4h 3trp 3trb tb timp perc pf(cel) str 2vl-solo
composition
2nd violin concerto : for solo violin and orchestra, 1996 / Hanna Kulenty
Other authors:
Kulenty, Hanna
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): Violin Concert No. 2 was written immediately after Hanna Kulenty completed her first opera, The Mother of Black-Winged Dreams (1995). She had already had the Concerto in her mind for a long time, but the opera had to be written first, in time for this performance during the Munich Biennale. The most important difference between Concerto No. 2 and the preceding concerto (1992) is the stronger reference to the Classical tradition, even though the music is more mystical and trance-like. Unlike in Classical concertos, the three movements have merge into one another quite imperceptibly. The relatively short finale dissolves into the same E tone from which the whole composition originated. The 'sound clouds' in this composition consist of quarter tones and glissandi. Their function is not decorative, they are an essential part of the whole construction.