Sungji Hong - Estavrosan for Flute, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (2020-22) Score-Video

Sungji Hong - Estavrosan for Flute, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (2020-22) SonoMania Ensemble Mihai Vaida, flute Flaviu Ludusan, bass clarinet Olga Berar, violin Eugen Bogdan Popa, cello Mihai Murariu, piano Simona Strungaru, conductor Program Note: Estavrosan is characterized by recurring elements that function as the structural material for the development of the work. It consists of four ideas: the tone cluster staccati on piano, the descending legato scales on bass clarinet, the descending tongue ram on flute, and the ghostly fleeting harmonics on violin and violoncello. The whole piece develops around or between these gestures turning on themselves or going through transformations. It is in two sections: the first focuses on the sound of a hammer hitting a nail, and the second section is a lamentation as the piece takes its inspiration from Christ Nailed to the Cross, painted by Gerard David, about 1481 (The National Gallery in London). This piece was m