Tavener LOVE DUET FROM KRISHNA

John Tavener

LOVE DUET FROM

KRISHNA (THE SACRED MAKING LOVE OF KRISHNA AND RADHA)

for soprano, tenor and orchestra

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July 16

Commissioned by Manchester International Festival (MIF Creative), with thanks for the support of the MIF Commissioning Circle. First performance on 7th July 2013 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, by Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) and the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Tecwyn Evans.

SCORING Radha (solo soprano) Krishna (solo tenor) 4 flutes (4th doubling alto flute*) 4 alto flutes* 4 trumpets in C (1st doubling piccolo trumpet in B *) 3 tenor trombones Bass trombone Timpani Percussion (2-3 players): Pow-wow drum 3 Tibetan temple bowls 2 gongs Dholak

Group of bass voices (optional) Strings *Notated in C in the score Note: RR! and E represent microtones, the characteristic ‘breaks in the voice’ of Eastern chant.

Duration: c. 17 minutes Study score on sale Order No. CH80872-02 Vocal score on sale Order No. CH80872-03 Conductor’s score and orchestral parts on hire

LOVE DUET FROM KRISHNA text from traditional sources OM. Radhe! Krishna!

Om namo narayanaya. (Mantra) Hari Krishna!

(Hail Krishna!)

Hari Rama!

(Hail Radha!)

COMPOSER’S NOTE In the Hindu tradition, Krishna is ‘God’ in the same way that Christ is ‘God’ for Christians. The Love Duet between Krishna and Radha (chief of the Gopis, or cow-herd girls), forms the central ‘still point’ in my Pantomime-Opera The Play of Krishna.

Radha is literally ‘adored’ by God/Krishna, and this gives huge significance to this central section. Krishna (always accompanied by 8 flutes) and Radha sing each other’s names over and over again, as do Papageno and Papagena in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. The Play of Krishna was inspired by The Magic Flute, and mathematical and musical allusions occur throughout.

According to Hindu belief, the erotic love between Krishna and Radha symbolises the union of the human soul with God. J.T.

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