ART SONGS IN HEBREW FOR SOPRANO / MEZZO-SOPRANO AND PIANO. POEMS BY LEAH GOLDBERG | HEBREW ART SONGS
THREE SONGS
for soprano / mezzo-soprano and piano
Duration:
10 minutes
Instrumentation:
soprano / mezzo-soprano and piano
Year Composed:
1995
Poems By:
Leah Goldberg
Poems Included:
1. In the Evening
2. Song Without a Name
3. And Again. . .
Language:
Hebrew
Premiere Performance:
Spring 1996
Jerusalem, Israel
Liat Alkan-Heymann, soprano
Lior Navok, piano
Program Notes:
Leah Goldberg, a cherished Israeli poet, holds a special place in my literary preferences. The three songs in discussion were not composed sequentially. Instead, they were gathered to form a brief song cycle that explores the introspective ruminations and desolations experienced by a solitary woman.
Despite their individuality, the three songs exhibit a remarkable similarity in motives, descriptions, and vocabulary, with some words intriguingly possessing a dual significance.