Rückblick

Rückblick [Looking back] is a reconstructed version by the composer of a work which originally was subtitled "Elegia notturna". During the thirteen minute work, the solo violin, this instrument that symbolizes our highest cultural values, attempts to prevail with its lyrical tradition against a harrowing dramatic fight as reflected by a subtly orchestrated environment of shadows and violent sounds, all of which ends up with a desperate questioning and repeated ritornello, escaping into the endless silence…

Instrumentation: 2.2(eh).2.2-2.2.0.0-percussion, celesta, glockenspiel, harp, strings