It was a joyous and fruitful collaboration with Robert Sherman, great radio personality in the field of classical music from WQXR, who commissioned it. Premiered by Robert Sherman as a narrator, Damocles Piano Trio and Pavel Vinnitsky, clarinet.
One of the most popular and beloved fairy-tale character in Azerbaijan is Jirtdan, which means "tiny" in Azerbaijani. Gaining a lion's courage when meeting with monsters and giants, the boy turns out to be the smartest among the rest of the kids. Commissioned by Esphire Lapina, mezzo-soprano. Premiered at the Moscow State Philharmonic Society.
It is a deeply metaphorical story, on the one hand, funny and sad on the other. Unlike an almost Shakespearean plot, this is not a tragedy, but a bright and kind fairy tale. It tells about love and friendship; it is full unexpected adventures and has funny characters. The children of the two warring gangs, Ronny and Birk, unlike Montague and Capulets, do not die, but, on the contrary, constantly save each other.
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