Kats-Chernin, Elena - Mezmer
for string quartet
Instrumentation: String Quartet
ISMN: 9790202533376
ISBN: 9783793140207
Catalogue Code: BB 3337
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes / Bote & Bock
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Mezmer for string quartet is an adaptation of the last movement of Re-Collecting ASTORoids, an earlier suite for orchestra from Kats-Chernin. Commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the suite was written in tribute to Astor Piazzolla and is clearly inspired by tango, though Kats-Chernin uses various rhythms as her source of inspiration. Mezmer is a miniature and has an intimate, smoky feel with a bluesy violin solo laden with vibrato. An air of solitude and reflection surrounds the piece.