LES NEIGES D'ANTAN -- SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

Composer:

Elizabeth Bell

Instrumentation freestyle:

vln, pf

Year Authored:

1998

Duration (min):

Movements-Titles:

I. Snow Dreams

Movements-Titles:

II. Elegy

Movements-Titles:

III. Shadow-Dance

Movements-Titles:

IV. The Furies

First Performance:

Rene Jolles, vn, and Max Lifchitz, pf, at Church of Christ and St. Stephens, New York, NY, 5/23/99.

Recording:

Rene Jolles, vn, and Max Lifchitz, pf: North/South Records #1029 ('Snows of Yesteryear').

Publisher:

ACA

Publisher URL:

American Composers Alliance

Ensemble Type

solo inst+keyboard

Instruments

piano
violin

Title means "Snows of Yesteryear", and is taken from a poem by 15th century French poet and criminal, Francois Villon. . . .Movement titles: Snow-Dreams, Elegy, Shadow-Dance, The Furies. . . "A large, emotionally varied statement that would not be out of place in the repertoire of any of the world's great violinists."--Story, Fanfare Magazine 2003.

Comments:

“[Les Neiges D’Antan (“The Snows of Yesteryear”)] is a poignant reflection on the loss of people close to her, in this case, her father.” - Joseph Pehrson

“I would think she should be considered one of the best composers on the scene today if not in quantity, and surely in the quality of her work.”
- Joseph Pehrson, The New Music Connoisseur