Summers’ day – “Seven Sonnets” – for contratenore and string Quartett

Publisher Donemus
Categorychamber
Year Composed 1999
Duration15 Minutes
Orchestration contratenore and string quartet
Availability Donemus
Original performer Kamerata Quartet, Jonathan Peter Kenny

Recording 1 : Polish National Radio Archives

Recording 2: ARTEk Sounds – Rubens Quartet, Arnon Zlotnik

Awarded Adam Didur composition prize(1999) and Special prize by ISCM Polish Section at Panufnik composition competition (2000)

Recorded on CD “Seven Sonnets”

The timeless echoes of love in the works of William Shakespeare have cultured the globe for centuries. With Seven Sonnets, composer Katarina Glowicka has tapped the endless wellspring of the scribe’s Sonnets of 1609. Shakespeare’s penetrating insights on love are at times transcendent, endearing and others, heart wrenching. Glowicka’s compositional interpretations traverse this dynamic spectrum of emotion, giving Shakespeare’s words the musical justice they deserve.

Composed for quartet and countertenor, with Glowicka’s trademark technological infusion, the 50-minute song cycle unfolds an evocative journey. Nearly 400 years after the sonnets’ creation, the young composer adapted 3 of the poems into Summer’s Day in 1999. She then expanded the set with 4 more selections a decade later. The experience is yours to relish now, with the full effort compiled in this album – 4 centuries in the making.

 

"What makes the music of Kasia Głowicka special? First of all space. Deep and extensive (…) Seasoned composer – the clear intentions and the feeling for ‘big form’."

Jan Topolski

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William Anderson

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