Reflections
Gernot Wolfgang
About this work:
Published by Doblinger Music Publishers of Vienna, Austria (cat. # 07 357).
Commissioned by the Verdehr Trio and Michigan State University.
Premiered on May 3, 2000 at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC by the Verdehr Trio.
Recorded by the Verdehr Trio on their CD "International Connections", Crystal Records CD946.
REVIEWS
Ensemble (Germany)
" ... [Reflections is] a truly modern work which would satisfy even the most hard core audiences at the Darmstadt Festival ... the inherently musical language of Reflections points to Wolfgang's solid background in jazz and film music ... performers and audiences alike will enjoy the gripping emotionality of the piece."
Fanfare (USA)
" ... a quite classically developed piece wherein its initial motive is teased out in ways that communicate in numerous affective realms - Schubert would have smiled."
Year composed: 1999
Duration: 00:13:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Clarinet, 1 Piano, 1 Violin