Suite (Arutiunian)
Movements
i Introduction, ii Scherzo, iii Dialog, iv Finale.
Notes
Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1992) features elements inspired by Armenian folk music. One is the appearance throughout of the interval of the augmented second, a gesture typical of Caucasian music. Racing vernacular rhythms drive the dance-like pulse of the second-movement Scherzo and finale, alternating with soulful lyrical episodes for violin and clarinet.
