Homage to Alexander (Sasha) Argov
מחווה לאלכסנדר (סשה) ארגוב
Composing Year:
1999 (2015/2017)
Instruments:
Symphony Orchestra [2/picc,2,2,2 - 4,3,3,1, timp, perc(2) & str] (1999)
OR String Orchestra and Piano (2015)
OR Clarinet Quintet (2017)
Duration:
10'
Original orchestral version:
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | Conductor: Lahav Shani (2021)
This work is basically a suite of arrangements to five of Sasha Argov’s magnificent songs, which only partially represent his indescribable contribution to the cultural heritage of the Israel "Song Book". The songs I used in this work are, in order of appearance: “When Light Comes from Your Window” (כשאור דולק בחלונך), “All is Gold” (הכל זהב), “The Purple Dress” (השמלה הסגולה), “Elifelet” (אליפלט) and “To the Desert” (למדבר).
Personally, as a composer and arranger, it was a sheer delight to travel down memory lane to my childhood and the songs I grew up with, and which became an inseparable part from the musical world of my generation. On top of that, this work also “completes a circle” or “pays a debt” (only partially, for now) to Sasha Argov himself, whom I was fortunate to know in person. I loved and cherished not only the wonderful music he wrote, but also his warm and candor character.