LAS ANTARAS DE CELSO
contrabass solo (2018)
Live recording of the premiere. Constantin Herzog - contrabass. Recorded by Deutschlandradio.
Details
Duration: 5 minutes
Commissioned by: David Smeyers, conductor of ensemble 20/21
Dedicated to: Celso Garrido-Lecca
Premiere:
April 14th, 2018
Constantin Herzog, contrabass
"Forum Neuer Musik 2018" (Deutschlandradio)
Altes Pfandhaus (Cologne, Germany)
About the work
"Las Antaras de Celso" was written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of one of the most remarkable creations of modern Latin American music: the chamber work "Antaras" (1968), by Peruvian composer Celso Garrido-Lecca.
This piece expresses my deep admiration for the said work as well as for Garrido-Lecca´s oeuvre as a whole. It is based on a motif that is heard in the double bass towards the end of "Antaras", and also borrows from the solo flute piece "Soliloquio I" by the same composer, which I studied as a performer years ago.
The work is dedicated to Celso Garrido-Lecca.
Extras
Work featured by the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
In February of 2021, the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie (German National Youth Orchestra) decided to include my work “Las Antaras de Celso” in a chamber music program entitled “Tonadas”, which explores South American music of different centuries. The program was performed in the German cities of Offenbach, Taunus and Frankfurt in February 2021.
In the video on the left, produced specially for the Junge Deutsche Philarmonie, you can hear me discuss this work, what inspired me to write it, and how the creative process evolved. Click on the image to watch! (Video ist auf Deutsch :)
Also, read this article by the JDP discussing the program in more detail!
www.jdph.de/de/medien/taktgeber/945-ein-zusammenkommen-zweier-kontinente (also in German)