Romance and Metamorphosis, Op. 20a (Mok)
Movements
i Romance, ii Metamorphosis
Notes
Romance and Metamorphosis are two instrumental movements, the second and the seventh, respectively, taken from Songs to the Fair Youth: 6 Songs on Fluidity. It is part of the composer’s project to set the complete Shakespeare sonnets into song cycles. Romance is composed in the tradition of similarly titled works by Robert Schumann, characterised by passionate urgency that gives way to tender, lyrical passages. Metamorphosis traces a journey of self-discovery and transformation.
