For violin and piano

Job’s Lament

for Violin and Piano

A chamber work for violin and piano based on Lera Auerbach’s poem Job’s Lament.

Year 2009
Duration 13′
Scoring Violin
Piano
Publisher Boosey & Hawkes
/ Sikorski

Premiere

26 July 2009. Verbier Festival · Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin · Lera Auerbach, piano.

German Title

Hiobs Klage. Job’s Lament.

Source

Based on Lera Auerbach’s own poem. Job’s Lament.

Structure

One continuous chamber work. For violin and piano.

Structure

  • One continuous work

    For violin and piano

  • Duration

    13′

  • Source

    Lera Auerbach’s poem Job’s Lament

  • Premiere

    Verbier Festival, 26 July 2009

Work Information

Full Title
Job’s Lament
German Title
Hiobs Klage.
Scoring
For violin and piano.
Year
2009
Duration
13′
Form
Chamber work in one continuous span.
Instrumentation
Violin and piano.
Abbreviations PDF
Source
Based on Lera Auerbach’s poem Job’s Lament.
Premiere
26 July 2009 · Verbier Festival; Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin · Lera Auerbach, piano.
Publisher
Territory
Available from Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski for the world.
Availability
For sale.
Score
Available through the official Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski sales page.

The Work

Job’s Lament, also titled Hiobs Klage, is a chamber work for violin and piano written in 2009. The work is based on Lera Auerbach’s own poem, also titled Job’s Lament.

Boosey & Hawkes describes the work in relation to the biblical figure of Job, who, haunted by misfortune, begins to doubt his faith in God.

“As the basis Auerbach based her work on her own poem entitled ‘Job’s Lament’.” Boosey & Hawkes programme note
  • Form One continuous chamber work.
  • Source A poem by Lera Auerbach.
  • Forces Violin and piano.

Programme Note

At the Verbier Festival on 26 July 2009, Lera Auerbach’s chamber work Job’s Lament (Hiobs Klage) for violin and piano was premiered by Dmitry Sitkovetsky and the composer at the piano.

In this work, the composer and poet turns to the biblical figure of Job, who, haunted by misfortune, begins to doubt his faith in God. The work is based on Auerbach’s own poem, Job’s Lament.

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Publisher and Materials

Published by Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski. The score is available through the official Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski sales page. Rental material has been intentionally omitted because this is a chamber work available for purchase.