Emma Resmini: Birds of Paradise by Shulamit Ran

Emma Resmini (flute) and Michalis Boliakis (piano) perform Birds of Paradise by Shulamit Ran on February 6, 2020.
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II. 3:55
III. 9:08
Composer’s Notes (excerpt):
My decision to name this 12-minute work BIRDS OF PARADISE was based purely on the imagined vision of a fantastical bird of many bright and amazing colors and the ability to soar high and in different speeds…
My work intersperses music that is brilliant and energetic with the wondrous and songful. Its title notwithstanding, I did not set out to compose a “bird” piece - Messiaen’s music, which I admire immensely, would seem to render such an effort quite unnecessary. The title does allude, however, to the musical imagery that the music, as I was composing it, was evoking in my own mind, where shifting motion and brilliant color take center-stage.