SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music's video: KENNETH YOUNG: Nocturne

KENNETH YOUNG: Nocturne Kenneth Young’s ‘Nocturne’ is performed in this Resound film from the 2019 Adam Chamber Music Festival by Alexander Pavlovsky and Sergei Bresler (violins). Kenneth writes, “Rather than reflecting anything particularly nocturnal, I took Chopin’s approach, aptly described by Franz Liszt, which “bears our thoughts at the outset toward those hours wherein the soul, released from all the cares of the day, is lost in self-contemplation.” Now, self-contemplation can take on many forms: from quiet, enquiring reflection through to frantic doubt and despair.” Audio recorded by RNZ Concert. Film funded by NZ On Air. Further information about the composer biographies associated with these films can be discovered at https://www.sounz.org.nz/ Explore our extensive catalogue of scores, CDs, books and resource library at https://www.sounz.org.nz/info-for/sounz-collection-library Connect with on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SOUNZnz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOUNZnz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sounz_nz/