Monira Foundation presents: Discovering Arnulf Rainer. A musical performance in collaboration with two musicians from Con Vivo Music: James Keene (violin) and Ansel Cohen (cello).
The Con Vivo Players will perform the first two movements of the Duo for Violin and Cello by Zoltan Kodaly, an intricate, intense virtuosic dialogue between the two instruments. The Hungarian composer’s Duo is an elegant fusion of his many influences: classical, the ethnic music of Hungary and Bohemia, Indonesian music, and American Jazz, to name just a few. This confluence of styles, by its own manifold nature, causes them to be framed in fascinating, overlapping ways through the evocative voices of the string instruments. The first movement is a heroic struggle, where one hears the two parts overcome extreme technical difficulties within the texture of a folk melody, ancient and mysterious in character. The second draws inspiration from the tradition of “night music,” where one can hear the cello rumble, almost as distant thunder, while the violin experiences a violent outcry. This, and the shifting underlying rhythms throughout this movement, indicate the composer seeking to experiment with his voice in this piece of chamber music.
This is a presentation of the Discovering Public program. Discovering is a monthly program that welcomes the public into AYN Foundation and other long-term presentations at Mana Contemporary to further learn and experience the practice of their featured artists: John Chamberlain, Michael Heizer, Rammellzee, Fred Sandback, and Andy Warhol, through the scope of other artists and the multiple languages of art.
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This program is made possible by a generous grant by the Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.