componist
Theo Abazis werd op 15 juli 1967 in Athene geboren.
Opleiding
Hij studeerde piano en muziektheorie aan het nationaal conservatorium van Athene. In 1987 kwam hij naar Nederland en studeerde compositie en ...
gerelateerde werken
Quasi improvvisazione : for clarinet solo, 1991 / Theo Abazis
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Klarinet
Bezetting:
cl
3e concert : viool, orkest, 1977 / Oscar van Hemel
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Viool en orkest
Bezetting:
2222 4220 timp 3perc str vl-solo
Concerto : per violino ed orchestra / H.N.C. Marinus
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Viool en orkest
Bezetting:
3233 sax-b 3330 timp perc cel xyl hp pf str vl-solo
Romance : voor viool en orkest, opus 17, 1981 (rev. 1983) / Peter-Jan Wagemans
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Viool en orkest
Bezetting:
3333 4231 3perc 2hp str(12.12.8.8.8.) vl-solo
compositie
Algos : for violin and orchestra, 1993 / Theo Abazis
Toelichting:
Program note (English): I started working on this piece in 1992. At that time the war in former Yugoslavia was escalating, which meant a serious threat for the entire Balkan area. The neo-nationalist movement was rising throughout Europe and it seemed impossible to stop. In that period I was especially impressed by the ease with which masses of people were manipulated by individuals. Ideas were adopted or discarded without any intellectual analysis, approached independent of their context and, in the end, misused to serve the interests of third parties. 'Algos' was clearly influenced by these thoughts. The violin seems to be the sensible individual that manifests his ideas, which are consequently accepted or discarded by the orchestra. Whenever an idea is accepted, it is wrongly interpreted, adapted to unrealistic expectations, and thus it loses its original character and value, so that in the end all that remains is a superficial gesture. When an idea is unfit for manipulation, it is immediately
banished as treacherous. The violin is constantly confronted with misunderstandings and abuse of its ideas, suffering under its fatal role, without hope or tension. - THEO ABAZIS