11 Dec 2021

Liza LIM: Amulet

From Music Alive, 9:33 pm on 11 December 2021

Performed by Mark Menzies (viola) at the concert 4:7, "It's OK to Auscultate", University of Auckland Music Theatre, 28 May 2021.

Liza Lim

Liza Lim Photo: Nathalie Latham

Amulet for solo viola, by Australian composer Liza Lim in 1992.

An amulet is a talisman or charm object intended to bring good luck or protection to its owner. The piece is made up of a sliding, chanting music, sometimes with a folk-like quality.

Lim says she likes the idea of a viola being used to ward off evil or perhaps to attract a lover.

Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer, engineer: Tim Dodd