Work
The Door
for chamber octet
About
The Door justaposes living conditions under two very different types of regime. It opens with an idyll, quoting a Mozartian motif of personal significance to the composer, and segues to a totalitarian state.
Commissioned note
Written for Ensemble Mosaik
Difficulty note
intermediate to advanced
Text note
Includes musical quote from the aria Soave Sia Il Vento from W. A. Mozart's Cosí Fan Tutte
Performance history
08 Jul 2011: Performed by Ensemble Mosaik at Parish Hall in Viitasaari, Finland