SKU: HL.1106343
UPC: 196288102847. 11.0x17.0x0.427 inches.
The Girl from Shiraz was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for Kian Soltani and Manfred Honeck. The work was premiered in Heinz Hall on February 11, 2022. Instrumentation: Solo Violoncello: 2.1.1+BCl.1+CBsn: 2.2.2.1(subBsTbn): Timp.Perc(3): Pno(+Clst).Hp: Str.
SKU: HL.304057
ISBN 9781540066602. UPC: 888680969479. 9.0x12.0x0.116 inches.
“Love Drunk (Folk Songs, Set No. 16B) was commissioned by Thomas Jones and completed in July 2014. This is the sixteenth set of an ongoing cycle of Persian folk songs that Reza Vali has been composing since 1978. The work's four songs (songs without words) reflect upon different aspects of love. In song No. 1, Longing, the lover is longing for a reunion with the beloved. Song No. 2, In Memory of a Lost Beloved, is a dialogue, across the dimensions, between the deceased beloved and the grieving lover. The song reflects upon the grief of separation--in this case, separation by death. The sensual and the spiritual aspects of love intersect in song No. 3, The Girl from Shiraz. The melodies of the third song are accompanied by quotes from the Christmas carol Silent Night, Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, and Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time. The final song No. 4, Love Drunk, describes the intoxicating joy when the lovers meet.”.
SKU: HL.1268374
UPC: 196288160205. 11.0x17.0x0.449 inches.
The solo violoncello and piano work on which this orchestration based is the sixteenth set of an ongoing cycle of Persian folk songs that Reza Vali has been composing since 1978. That piece was written for Kian Soltani and consists of seven songs, some of which are based on authentic Persian folk melodies and some of which are composed in the style of a folk song (imaginary folk songs). Song titles: 1. Longing, 2. In Memory of a Lost Beloved, 3. The Girl from Shiraz, 4. Love Drunk (mastom-mastom), 5. In the Style of an Armenian Folk Song, 6. Love Song, 7. Folk Dance. The original solo cello and piano version, titled “Persian Folk Songs: Set No. 16C,” is available separately from the publisher (# X531025).
