World Premiere of “Madrigals” by Matan Porat for Violin and String Orchestra (2020)
Performances with Camerata Nordica in February 2020, as a part of a program exploring the German-Jewish musical connections over the centuries.
Porat writes about the piece: “‘Madrigals’ is inspired by, and loosely based on, Gesualdo’s miraculous madrigal, “Mercè grido piangendo”,which is also being quoted in the very end of the piece. Also, similarly to madrigal writing, the writing for the strings is largely focused on independent flowing lines rather than a group vs. a soloist. The mandolin in the piece plays a double role- both as an ordinary voice through the flowing lines and both as a leader which commenting and leading the action.”
The full program, with string orchestra:
F Mendelssohn – String Symphony no. 2 in D major
P. Ben-Haim – Three songs without words for violin and strings
F. Kreisler (arr. Zorman) – Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta for violin and strings
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M. Porat – Madrigals for violin and string orchestra
F. Mendelssohn – Quartet in F minor Op. 80, arr. for string orchestra