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Title of the work

Embrace

Composer
Varga Abigél
Original / Hungarian title
Embrace
Foreign language / English title
Embrace
Subtitle
Oratorio in ten parts with four singers and dance choreography, based on the psychological theory of Carl Gustav Jung (1865–1961)
Year of composition
2023
Type
Stage work
Instrumentation
4 female voice - pf., acc. - perc. - strings: 5 vl., 2 vla., 2 vlc. - dancer
Movements, parts
1. Cradle
2. Playground
3. Church
4. Alley
5. Blooming
6. Ritual
7. Forest
8. Dream
9. Outside
10. Meetings
Premiere information
10 November 2023, Composition MA Diploma Concert of Abigél Varga, Reactor Hall, University of Music and Theater, Munich; Laure Cazin (Ms.), Antonia Modes (S.), Katharina Hartl (Ms.), Madeleine Maier (S.), Anastasia Lyubinski (dancer), Trio Merak: Boris Knezevic (pf.), Cristina Lehaci, Moritz Knapp (perc.), Vera Drazic (acc.), Marta Rando, Rita Coimbra, Mana Ohashi, Annouk Brönnimann, Leandro Hauxwell (vl.), Mingyue Yu, Mingyue Xin (vla.), Nella Balog, Alex Lau (vlc.), Caio de Azevedo (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Available here!
Recordings
Live recording of the premiere, 2023 - Laure Cazin (Ms.), Antonia Modes (S.), Katharina Hartl (Ms.), Madeleine Maier (S.), Anastasia Lyubinski (dancer), Trio Merak: Boris Knezevic (pf.), Cristina Lehaci, Moritz Knapp (perc.), Vera Drazic (acc.), Marta Rando, Rita Coimbra, Mana Ohashi, Annouk Brönnimann, Leandro Hauxwell (vl.), Mingyue Yu, Mingyue Xin (vla.), Nella Balog, Alex Lau (vlc.), Caio de Azevedo (cond.) (Available on soundcloud.com, Mov. I-5. only)
Remarks, other info
"The main theme of this piece is the inner development of a person. The psychologist Carl Gustav Jung writes that every individual has a shadow side that they cannot accept or try to hide. Based on his theory, this piece describes the complex relationship between the individual and the shadow in a person. There are three projections that play an important role in shedding different light on this relationship. They represent the three emotions of the individual – the Cheerful, the Modest and the Passionate - and accompany her like guardian spirits. Sometimes they are playmates of the individual, but at other times they rebel against the shadow. This inner journey gives a picture of how our emotional scale develops from childhood to adulthood, and how our environment can affect our personality." (Abigél Varga)