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compositie
Joy : for cello and piano / Jan Vriend
Overige auteurs:
Vriend, Jan
(Componist)
Toelichting:
Joy was written and commissioned by the pianist James Lisney and his daughter, Joy. My relationship with James dates back to when I wrote Anatomy of Passion at his and Alexander Baillie's request. Since then I have written a number of compositions that involve him either as a soloist (Meden Agan) or as accompanist (Imagine the Mountain for violin and piano with Paul Barritt). Joy was prompted by his talented young daughter, Joy, with whom he now performs regularly in challenging works such as Chopin's Sonata and Lutoslawsky's Grave.
It wasn't difficult to conjure up a title or a subject for his work after seeing and hearing the pair of work. Of course, joy should be at the root of every work of art, especially in our privileged part of the world. To pull it off however requires a state of mind that sets free the child in the composer whilst facing the menace of dangers that threaten to crush the very conditions of privilege and civilisation. It seems joy and happiness have to be wrested from the pressures of opportunism, greed and short-sightedness. Art has become a commodity at the mercy of the market and of bigoted politicians and bureaucrats. To raise a triumphant note requires an effort from considerable depths and the struggle to obtain it is evident in this composition. Beethoven's Ode triumphed in a spirit of hope for and from humanity - bless him: mine is born from the realisation of what could have been. - JAN VRIEND