Suite in Old Style ‘The Court Jester Amareu’

Born
1980

Instrumentation
Solo viola, string quintet (or string ensemble) and harpsichord

Work Composed
2006

World Premiere
January 21^, 2007, Homecoming Festival, Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow Conservatoire.

Duration
17 minutes

Prelude: Fanfare from the balconies and back from the hunting
Through mirrored corridors
The rose garden by moonlight
Riddle of the barrel organ player
Postlude: Hunting and finale 

Program Notes
Written as homage to Rameau (Amareu being the anagram of Rameau), this suite presents glimpses from everyday life at an 18th century aristocratic household: hunting, courting in the gardens, dancing and entertaining in opulent surroundings.