(*1961)
Composer. Kulenty’s music is non-schematic and non-obvious, characterized by thrilling narration, shifts in tension, and a specific soundscape achieved thanks to unorthodox performing lineups. All of these qualities result from a carefully developed distance to the past and its conventions. Kulenty describes her technique as the polyphony of arches – her compositions are intended to hypnotize and get the audience into a trance. (AM)
| year of composition: | 2013 |
| duration of the piece: | 15'30'' |
| genre: | chamber (from 2 to 9 performers) |
| programme edition: | 2013/14 |
| commission: | Fundacja 4.99 |
| materials accessible until: | 8 May 2016 |
| recording accessible until: | indefinitely |
FIVE FOR FIVE for string quintet premiere, held on 18 November 2013 at the Władysław Szpilman Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw.
Michał Szałach, violin
Jan Aniołek, violin
Jakub Kowalik, viola
Jerzy Wołochowicz, cello
Tomasz Januchta, double bass