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Pictures of Miró, for flute and
string trio, was commissioned by Tessa Brinckman and the East West
Continuo, and has been recorded for their CD Glass Sky. It is a set
of musical depictions of eleven paintings by the Catalan artist Joan
Miró, ordered chronologically to lead listeners through the artist's
surreal world of fantasy and imagination -- which was also deeply
affected by the Spanish Civil War. Thematically, the entire piece
is structured around the self- portraits of Miró, each of which
he painted in very different styles and at very different times in
his life.
- Self-Portrait, 1917
- Dog, Barking at the Moon, 1926 - featuring the cello
- The Lutanist (Dutch Interior I), 1928 - featuring the viola
- Girl Practicing Gymnastics, 1932 - featuring the flute
- Woman, 1934 - featuring the violin
- Man and Woman in Front of Pile of Excrement - 1936
- Self-Portrait, 1937
- The Escape Ladder, 1939
- The Nightingale's Song at Midnight and the Morning Rain, 1940
- The Red Sun Gnaws at the Spider, 1948
- Self-Portrait, 1960
Duration: 19 minutes
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