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
De midgaard gedenkklank : viool en orkest / Martin Almar Röttgering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
2222 2200 timp str vl-solo
Geestgronden : vioolconcert, 2001 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
2222 4220 3perc 2hp pf el.cb str vl-solo
Vioolconcert : 1982 / Geert van Keulen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
3343 2sax 2220 2perc hp el.org str(vla vc cb) vl-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.