Program Notes
A setting of Pablo Neruda’s Sonnet 17 in the original Spanish, this setting matches the dark, evocative language of Neruda with a constantly shifting tonality of Raag Puriya Dhanashree.
Recording
Text
The original poem is available here. A wonderful English translation is available here.
Premiere/Performances
This piece was commissioned by Nirav Kamdar, on the occasion of his wedding.