Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Kasparov, Yuri (b. 1955).
Gender
Male
Work
Sonata Infernale.
Duration
11 minutes
Description
This piece was composed in 1989 and first performed in 1992 in Frankfurt by its dedicatee, Valery Popov. The music is atonal and primarily cell-based, with a mix of lyrical and challenging (but reasonable) technical aspects over the full range to D5. The piece is a cornucopia of extended techniques, including timbre alterations and timbral trills, glissandi, multiphonics and multiphonic trills, flutter-tonguing, tremolos, quarter-tones, a kiss-tone, tongue-slaps, and a concluding air sound. Performance instructions are provided, as are fingerings for the multiphonics. The latter are not always reliable, so a prospective performer should be prepared to experiment.
Discography
Olympia OCD 295 (CD) Valeri Popov
Reference
IDRS Journal 23 (1995), p. 57, The Double Reed 28/2, p. 30.
Date Range of Work
1989