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Ne songe plus à fuir (1985-86) |
solo cello - 8'
Ne songe plus à fuir was written between May 1985 and October 1986. It was first performed by Alan Brett on 27 January 1986 at the British Music Information Centre, London. The title ("Dream no more of fleeing") is that of a painting by Roberto Matta; this work is the second of six in a series entitled After Matta.
Matta’s painting depicts a dark environment in which indistinct, vaguely human forms are seen in the midst of a thundery atmosphere swirling with luminous particles; some of these beings are desperately embracing, other cover their faces as if in terror or anguish, others stand in line like ancient monuments... this painting seems to relate directly to Matta’s consistently outspoken denouncement of the fascist régime in his native Chile (unsurprisingly an ally of the "Western democracies").
© Richard Barrett