Offering in memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich

《Prinoshenye》（）- "- " 2005 Composer----""--

Composer: Wustin Alexander
Instrument: violin, viola, cello, piano, Campanelli, percussion (2 player)
Publisher: M.P. Belaieff Musikverlag
Description:
Wustin's work ' Prinoshenye' (offering) is dedicated to Gidon Kremer 'in memory of Dmitri Shostakovitch' and was premiered at the Vienna Konzerthaus in 2005. What we know of Shostakovitch – the scherzo-like, the humorous as a means to break the harsh reality – has been taken by the composer as idea for his work. 'In Shostakovitch's music, the clownish element plays an important role. I think that this is where he found his inner independence despite all outer dependence.' And this is why Wustin's music comes across in a jauntily playful, almost crazy, yet also sharp and sarcastic manner, sparkling, bubbling, tiptoeing, rumbling, rattling – and suddenly ending with a single sombre chord as if the sadness would shine through the make-up that crumbles away.
Difffculty: difficult