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3. VOICES WITHIN for solo violin (1989) 10:24
Sherban Lupu, violin
The title alludes to the contrasting statements separated by long rests at the beginning of the piece, suggesting an inner dialogue between various moods, feelings and states of mind. These “voices” can also be placed within the instrument itself. As an example, after a moment of extreme technical challenge, the violin strings temporarily “talk” to each other in more relaxed and melodious terms.
As the piece progresses, the initially disparate “voices” join together in a continuous sound stream, first in a rather clashing, then in a nonconfrontational way.
The music was composed to suit the virtuoso talents of violinist Sherban Lupu, to whom the work is dedicated.
G. C.
“Gheorghe Costinescu’s 1989 Voices Within is a stunning work. It begins with the usual abrupt, truncated modernist gesture, but then unfolds in a manner that, while immersed in this tradition, also shows a highly personal take on it. Costinescu weaves—that’s the right words, there are so many simultaneous strands at any moment—a texture that is constantly mutating, surprising, richly detailed, polyphonic.”
– Robert Carl, 254 Fanfare
“…a work of remarkable passion and invention.”
– Ed Roberts, The Washington Post
composers.com
3. VOICES WITHIN for solo violin (1989) 10:24
Sherban Lupu, violin
The title alludes to the contrasting statements separated by long rests at the beginning of the piece, suggesting an inner dialogue between various moods, feelings and states of mind. These “voices” can also be placed within the instrument itself. As an example, after a moment of extreme technical challenge, the violin strings temporarily “talk” to each other in more relaxed and melodious terms.
As the piece progresses, the initially disparate “voices” join together in a continuous sound stream, first in a rather clashing, then in a nonconfrontational way.
The music was composed to suit the virtuoso talents of violinist Sherban Lupu, to whom the work is dedicated.
G. C.
“Gheorghe Costinescu’s 1989 Voices Within is a stunning work. It begins with the usual abrupt, truncated modernist gesture, but then unfolds in a manner that, while immersed in this tradition, also shows a highly personal take on it. Costinescu weaves—that’s the right words, there are so many simultaneous strands at any moment—a texture that is constantly mutating, surprising, richly detailed, polyphonic.”
– Robert Carl, 254 Fanfare
“…a work of remarkable passion and invention.”
– Ed Roberts, The Washington Post
composers.com
