Luboš Mrkvička Photo: supplied
Czech composer Mrkvička claims that ever since he started composing, he has felt reluctant to give titles to his works. This is because although pieces will have significant differences, he feels that they are fundamentally doing the same thing all along. He says that he has “always tended to see all music as one thing, as something that in spite of its structural diversity is still the same in its essence."
This has led him to the decision to label his pieces by sequential letters. So in his series of pieces For Large Ensemble for example, he’s currently up to letter F. And in the case of piano solo, he’s written 14 pieces, so A through to N.
Performed by pianist Gabriela Glapska at her recital 'Tiraki' at the ISCM World New Music Days, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 26 August 2022.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer, engineer: Tim Dodd
