Work Information
| Work Notes |
preview performance 12 June 1998, Deutsches Theater, Berlin
Dedicated to Robin Schulkowsky |
Publisher |
Chester Music Ltd |
| Category |
Solo Works (excluding keyboard) |
Year Composed |
1997 |
| Duration |
8 Minutes |
Orchestration |
percussion |
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| Set(s) of Parts: |
CH61488 |
Set(s) of Parts: |
Not available |
Programme Note
The Sanskrit title ‘Asanga’ means 'freedom from attachment' I wrote the piece as a gift for Robyn Schulkowsky on the death of her father. It was written with no conscious techniques or concept. The first performance was in Stockholm in 1998. Kevin Volans
Reviews
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I mean no disrespect to other percussionists when I say that Axelsson is the most extraordinary drummer I have seen, or to other composers when I say that She who Sleeps with a Small Blanket (1985) and Asanga (1998) are the most extraordinary works: ferocious, lyrical and human.
Anna Picard, The Independant on Sunday, 08/11/2009
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[The] recital was a showcase of Volans' imagination, his ability to draw an almost infinite array of patterns and effects from a relatively limited range of unpitched instruments. The 1985 She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket is already a bit of a classic. The brief and violent Asanga (1997), however, and the expansive and wonderfully intricate Akrodha (1998) are not so well known, but clearly should be.
Andrew Clements, The Guardian, 24/11/2004
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