Two Psalms, version for trumpet and piano (2019)

Two pieces originally composed as vocal compositions on the text of Psalms Nr.13 and 23, adopted later for trumpet, piano and strings. Just as the content of these two chapters, their musical characters are in a strong contrast to each other. While the first (Nr.13) is full of pain and anguish, search after consolation and salvation, the second one (Nr.23) is full of quiet joy and tranquility. Their respective styles are very different too. The first movement is based on sharp dissonant harmonies with a repetitive outcry in the solo line, followed by big rise from the lowest register up to a dramatic peak, the second is, in opposite, homogeneous and smooth, like deep water of harmony with a floating boat of melody on top. The harmonic world sways between late impressionism and cool jazz, reaffirmed by the use of a trumpet mute, associated a lot with Miles Davis.

The world premiere of the piece` s orchestral version took place in 2020 in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Hall with Sergey Nakariakov on trumpet and “Moscow Soloists” orchestra under Yuri Bashmet.

Performances: World premiere April 1, 2019 with Sergei Nakariakov  Raanana Music Center, Israel; July 12, 2021 Nyzhny Novgorod, Russia, with Sergei Nakariakov and Evgeny Brachman; November 26, 2021 with Sergei Nakariakov and Maria Meerovich at the Dresden Musik Festival 21

Listen to the recording of Psalm 13 and Psalm 23: