Dreams of Edvard Munch
 

 

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Dreams of Edvard Munch  pays homage to the Norwegian painter. The variations (based on a chord progression) are given descriptive titles as in  paintings. They are performed without pauses, in a fleeting manner, with the intent of undermining a sense of reality as in a cascading of dreams.  Many of the variations are canons at the octave.  The performance here includes only Dreamscape I, string quartet version. Dreamscape II remains unperformed.

   

(Dreamscape I Total Duration 6:53)

i. Slumber ii. Alone iii. Under the Guillotine iv. Cat and Mouse v. Music Box vi. Swirling vii. Out of Step viii. Approaching the Bridge  
0:00 0:20 0:35 1:01 1:25 1:53 2:13 2:41  
ix. Death-Bed x. Fading Lover xi. Child xii. Tag (You're It) xiii. Hide and Seek xiv. Bridge Out xv. Chase xvi. Returning xvii. Slumber
2:59 3:35 4:11 4:35 4:50 5:13 5:30 5:58 6:34

Recorded: Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, Appleton, Wisconsin , 1999 (Live Performance), Lance Ouellette: violin , Julianne Carney: violin, Andrea Durham: Viola, Heather Greening: Violoncello/ Dreamscape II remains unperformed as does the string orchestra version of both Dreamscapes I and II.