a love song
op. 63, 2015
For viola and piano
Duration: 3 min.
Commissioned by Nils Mönkemeyer and William Youn
World premiere: 14 January 2016, Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen. Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer, piano: William Youn
Composer’s notes
A Love Song was composed as an encore piece for a Brahms and Schumann programme that Nils Mönkemeyer and William Youn perform regularly. Since then, the piece was often staged from these two musicians. It is meant as a humorous, melodic and swaying finish of a concert evening.
Press reviews
“(Dem Publikum) schenkten Nils Mönkemeyer und William Youn einen ‘Love Song’, den die griechische Komponistin Konstantia Gourzi diesen jungen, engagierten, technisch und musikalisch in gleicher Weise versierten Künstlern gewidmet hat.”
Erlanger Nachrichten, 14 June 2017
Audio sample
Score
CD
Whispers
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
Konstantia Gourz: small percussion
SONY 10776587