Works
Metalepsis II |
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Mezzo-soprano, small chorus, and ensemble (1971) MZ solo - SSAATB - 2fl(pic.afl) hn - tpt - tbn 3perc(tr, glsp, cyms, tamb, gong, tam-t, vib, almglocken, bngs, tub bells, cencerros, mar, tom-t) cel(eorg) 2hp - pno 20' Commissioned by the English Bach Festival First Performance: 1972, London, England, London Sinfonietta - Conductor: Luciano Berio - Mezzo-soprano: Cathy Berberian Press Metalepsis 2 found me reveling in Rands' magical command of the massing and contrasting of sonorities and his breathtakingly exact instinct for the moment to change mood and texture. It seemed, beyond doubt, one of the finest compositions of recent years. |