MUSIC FOR SOLO CELLO, UNACCOMPANIED CELLO.
FANTASY
for solo cello
Duration:
5 minutes
Instrumentation:
cello solo
Year Composed:
1998
Written For:
Mickey Katz
Premiere Performance:
Boston, USA
10 May 2001
Mickey Katz
Program Notes:
Fantasy for solo cello consists of two main movements. The first is free, meditative and somewhat ancient in its modal fragments. A short transition connects to the second movement, which is fast and virtuoso. In spite of the character and tempo difference, the two movements look at the cello as a small orchestra, with many colors, roles and textures. Thus the in Fantasy, the cello is both the soloist and the accompanist.