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Traumwerk Book 3 (2002)
(for violin and piano)- Peters Edition Limited (World)
Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for Irvine Arditti and Noriko Kawai to Richard Steinitz || First performed 2 June 2002, The Guildhall Bath by Irvine Arditti (violin) and Noriko Kawai (piano).
- vn + pf
- Violin
- 32 min
- 10th October 2025, Paris Church Hall, St Mary's Rd: Mathilde Milwidsky (violin), Melrose, United Kingdom
Programme Note
The Traumwerk series began in 1995 and consists of 3 volumes, each containing 12 duos. Volume I is for two violins, Volume II violin and harpsichord and Volume III for violin and piano. The duration of the individual pieces varies but is contained within the aphoristic. The mood and character moves between the dance, the pensive, and a mixture of the two. Arditti apart, a principal inspiration for these highly varied ‘marginal’ pieces came from the exquisitely detailed marginalia with which Albrecht Dürer embellished the prayer book created in 1515 for the emperor Maximilian, and the title derives from Dürer’s comment that, “Whoever wants to do dreamwork, must mix all things together”.
Commissioned by the BBC the first performance of Traumwerk Vol. III was given at the 2002 Bath International festival by Irvine Arditti and Noriko Kawai
Dedicated to Richard Steinitz.
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- 14th May 2025
- Turning 75 this year, James Dillon and his work will be celebrated with a few performances coming soon.