polyxena | abduction (red)
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Instrumentation — for amplified alto flute, bass clarinet, viola, cello + video w/ sound
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Year — 2019/20
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Duration — ca. 20'
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Material — score + video
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Program notes — A multimedia work scrutinizing a replica of Pio Fedi "The Rape of Polyxena". Focussing on the color red, as well on the themes of love, rage and death, the whole narrative is inspired by the fateful relationship of Polyxena - the trojan version of Iphigena - and Achilles.
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Première — collective lovemusic - @BNU | Strasbourg (FR) - 09/10/2019
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