Monodialogue

Due to his numerous commissions and performances in Europe and America, the Israeli composer Menachem Wiesenberg (* 1950) is a highly acclaimed composer not only in his home country. His works, mainly written for orchestra and different chamber music ensembles, are characterized by instrumental colour and clearly outlined forms. 'Monodialogue' for cello solo was originally written and dedicated to the violist Tabea Zimmermann. The basic melodic motive of the piece is constructed on the musical realisation of the letters of her first name: Ta-Be-A, with Ta representing B, the German letter B representing Bb, and A being A. Characterized by high expressiveness, form and structure of the one-movement piece are a musical reflection of the interrelationship between these three pitches. The Israeli cellist Hillel Zori, when listening to this piece, was so enthusiastic about it that he at once wrote an arrangement for cello with the composer's approval.