Romance
For Violin and Orchestra, 1996
A tone-poem in one movement for Solo Violin and full orchestra
Duration: 18′
Instrumentation: 2fl/picc, 2 ob/e.h., 2 cl/bscl, 2 fgt/cfgt, 4 hn, 4 tr, 4 trb, hp, perc, solo vl, strings
Publisher: Rassel Editions, NY
Premiere: Oct. 1997 Czestochova Symphony Orchestra, Poland, Joel Suben, conductor; Dorota Anderszewska, violin
Recorded: Janacek Philharmonic, Czech Republic, 1998 Joel Suben, conductor; Dorota Anderszewska, violin
Written for and dedicated to Polish violinist Dorota Anderszewska, the work is a lyrical counterpart to the Chausson Poem. Written in one continuous movement, the work traverses a myriad of different emotions, textures and tempi.