APXH (1997)
For Grand Orchestra
Inst:
3333 4331 Timp. 2perc. Hrp. Str.
Duration:
12 minutes
Premiere:
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Lathan-Koenig, conductor; Salle Erasme, Palais de la Musique et Congres, Strasbourg, France on October 21, 1999
A composition for orchestra that explores the essence of life (arché, APXH). The ancient Greeks were searching this ultimate primordial substance. This composition is based on one single 12-tone theme, which is developed throughout the piece in a very organic way, as a representation of the generative forces of creation in the universe that Thales of Miletus described in his writings.