GRA (1993)
for clarinet
By Elliot Carter
American
American
GRA, dedicated to Witold Lutoslawski (1913-94), is both an embodiment of its title (‘gra’ means play in Polish), and a portrait of the great Polish composer, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Other works by Elliot Carter:
“Ordnung is heutzutage meistens dort,
wo nichts ist.
Es ist eine Mangelersheinung.
”
--Bertolt Brecht