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Lady Lazarus
soprano, flute & guitar commissioned by Frauke Aulbert (dur. 12 minutes) World Premiere: May 23, 2014
Frauke Aulbert, Luciano Tristaino & Gisbert Watty Limonaia di Villa Montalvo - Florence, Italy
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This setting captures the inward pain and understated beauty of Sylvia Plath's iconic poem from her posthumous collection Ariel. As the vocals express the poem's psychological journey the guitar, utilizing rhythmic and harmonic textures, sets the scene while the flute lends a subtle counterpoint.
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