Lauftheater Graz

Solo performance:

Franck Bedrossian – The spider as an artist

More info in https://lauftheatergraz.com/programm/

 

In retrospect, I do consider this piece already as a pivotal experience in my writing, especially for string instruments. This is mainly because I was, at that time, willing to experiment and articulate new sound textures for the string instruments, and still maintain and develop the polyphonic dimension of the musical discourse, even though elaborated for a solo instrument.
This double aim had been in my mind for several years, and composing it gave me a beautiful occasion to discover and combine techniques that would possibly allow me to achieve this goal. As a cause or as a consequence, an invisible poem by Emily Dickinson, as transparent as a spiderweb can be, is present throughout the piece, written with the bow on the body of the instrument.

[Franck Bedrossian]

 

The Spider as an Artist
Has never been employed —
Though his surpassing Merit
Is freely certified
By every Broom and Bridget
Throughout a Christian Land —
Neglected Son of Genius
I take thee by the Hand —

[Emily Dickinson]

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