12 Shades of Viola Pièces Contemporaines Pour Alto Seul De Compositrices Polonaises Murawski

A cycle of twelve miniatures for viola solo is a project I have been thinking about for some time; it is an idea which united the creative talents of female composers connected with the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan with students and graduates of my viola class at the same institution. It is an undertaking whose narrative is based on twelve months of the year: each of the six authors had picked two months which reflected emotions, memories, impressions, and personal experiences of their authors, which were subsequently illustrated with music. Then the same miniatures became the basis for joint pedagogical work, a field of exploration of one’s own performance ideas, and finally acquired an individual flair during public presentation and recording. I am extremely grateful to the authors for their work and openness, to the performers for their commitment and the final effect, and I am very satisfied with the whole thing. It is worth combining experience with youth, authors with performers, and juxtaposing inspiration with individual expression. For there can never be too many successful solo pieces for the world’s greatest instrument! Never too many new compositions with individual features, extending emotions and creative techniques to many dimensions and so different in essence and content.