Mezzo-soprano, small chorus, and ensemble (1971)
MZ solo - SSAATB - 2fl(pic.afl) hn - tpt - tbn 3perc(tr, glsp, cyms, tamb, gong, tam-t, vib, almglocken, bngs, tub bells, cencerros, mar, tom-t) cel(eorg) 2hp - pno
20'
Commissioned by the English Bach Festival
First Performance: 1972, London, England, London Sinfonietta - Conductor: Luciano Berio - Mezzo-soprano: Cathy Berberian
Press
Metalepsis 2 found me reveling in Rands' magical command of the massing and contrasting of sonorities and his breathtakingly exact instinct for the moment to change mood and texture. It seemed, beyond doubt, one of the finest compositions of recent years.
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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