Treny-Laments II for Solo Bassoon by Virko Baley - (United States) *English Version.
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Hi everyone! Today we will make a trip to introspection, we live in a fast-paced world, along with a frenetic rhythm of obligations that requires us to constantly look outside, that is why today we will travel for a few minutes towards our inner being, to connect with ourselves on a journey accompanied by Lamentations of the composer Virko Baley.
The work "Treny-Laments ll" for solo bassoon by the composer Virko Baley is a piece with simplicity and beauty in its captivating melody, the delicacy of its phrases are perfectly connected to each other with absolute purity of sound in absolute harmony, the work little by little connects us with the deep feeling of nostalgia and reflection.
Like all great works of art, it begins with a blank canvas, and with the first brushstroke the magic begins, in this case, the work starts with a delicate note that develops in a single melodic direction, with a character of lament without great changes of dynamics or contrasts in the sentences.
Slowly the euphoria fades, and with great masterly, the beautiful lament returns in a perfect delicate performance and with a totally pure sound; this time the melody is centered in the middle and high register, thus reaching the last brushstrokes of the work.
In conclusion to "Treny - Laments ll" we can say that is a work with great musical demand, and an absolute beauty from beginning to end, the word Treny that is part of the title of the piece makes reference to a homage with deep pain, an elegy, and it's precisely the feeling that we can experience when listening to it.
The piece was written in 1996 and it's part of the album "Parables & Reflections" under the TNC record label, it was released in 2010; If you are interested in acquiring the score, you can contact the composer at the following link.
Virko Baley
Composer
Maestro Virko Baley was born in 1938, he is a Ukrainian-American composer and pianist, he began his musical studies in Germany, his studies continued at the Los Angeles Conservatory (now the California Institute of the Arts).
He is currently a retired professor at the Nevada School of Music, with the rank of Distinguished Professor of Musical Composition, as well as he was Director of the Nevada Symphony Orchestra, among other orchestras.
As a music producer, and through his record label TNC- Virko Baley, He has released a series of albums containing rare recordings by pianist Sviatoslav Richter and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, the latter received a GRAMMY award.
Kristin Wolfe Jensen
Bassoonist
Maestra Kristin Wolfe Jensen is a world-renowned bassoonist, in recent years she has made a series of acclaimed recordings for chamber music and solo bassoon, a music critic from the American Record Guide commented on her album Shadings "She has simply presented the recital best-played bassoon I've ever heard".
Since 1995 she has been a professor of bassoon at the University of Texas, as well as is a professor at the Institute of International Festivals at Round Top and Principal Bassoonist of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra.
Ms. Jensen is Founder and Emeritus Artistic Director of the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Biennial Contest for Young Bassoonists of the Americas, as well as her great contribution to the bassoon community with her extensive online bassoon method.
Throughout her career she has made a great musical contribution as a bassoon professor and performer, Maestra Jensen is one of the most influential bassoonists in America and the world.
Thank you very much for joining me on this special musical journey full of beauty, delicacy, and virtuosity!
See you soon Fagoteando por America!
Jonaira Rosero
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