Eréndira Dance No 3 (2011) Alone, and even after love and death, she runs away) London Sinfonietta by Paul Max Edlin published on 2017-05-20T11:03:57Z 2011 (approximate duration of all three movements: 13’) for flute, violin, viola, cello and piano The great Colombian writer, Gabriel García Márquez, wrote his surreal novella 'The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Souless Grandmother' in 1978. Eréndira Dances captures the essence of this story. It takes music from a never completed opera – the rights proved impossible to acquire. In the first of the three dances, the two main characters of the drama, Eréndira and her Grandmother, are introduced, while the second dance evokes aspects of Eréndira's brief freedom from the tyranny of her grandmother, who has forced her into prostitution. Dance 3 reveals two more snapshots of the last part of Eréndira’s story, now that she is back in the clutches of her Grandmother having been snatched back from the Mission. In the first snapshot, Eréndira is alone at night when her young lover, Ulises, creeps into her tent and they make love as the Grandmother sleeps, burbling away in her usual manner. The Grandmother’s frenetic burblings, now depicted by the violin and finally the viola, are coming to an end as she has been poisoned and stabbed repeatedly by Ulises. When she is finally dead, Eréndira runs away leaving Ulises by the side of the Grandmother’s whale-like body. © Paul Max Edlin 2011 This recording was made at the world premiere in May 2011, given by the London Sinfonietta. Grateful thanks to the London Sinfonietta for giving permission for this movement to be made available on Soundcloud. Genre Chamber Ensemble Comment by Joseph Haspel Wonderful music and performances! - many thanks Paul Max and orchestra! 2023-08-04T17:49:56Z Comment by Christopher Larkins | Composer Wow that was a gorgeous and powerful transition. 2018-05-09T10:08:07Z