The first one (released under SibeliusMusic as op. 5) is a short fantasy for solo violin, wich can be used as extra pieces at the end of a concert.
This piece's basis was written during a hard period of my life, when I started composing - so to speak this is an advanced version of my first compositon. That was about May, 2005. The occasion of the advancing was that I found myself in a very same period now... That was in December, 2006.
The second fantasy for violin solo (op. 8) has two parts, a slow and a fast one. Both is based on a russian folk song. They are "The Volga Boatmen" and the famous theme of the Tetris wich is also originally a russian folk song.
It was written in a very short time (for me): It took me only 2 days to write. It was written for an occassion and was performed by myself just a week after the finishing.
I used only very pure harmonies in the first fantasy, the second is much better. The first part of the first part (
) tries to use some minimalism (or it could be called a ciaccona), but nothing special. The second part is the same as the first fantasy.
They can be found at SibeliusMusic as op. 5 and op. 8, here:
Fantasy for violin solo in a, op. 5 and
Fantasy No. 2 for violin solo in a ("Russian"), op. 8.
Enjoy!
