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Kirsten Halker-Kratz, Piano.
The title, The Bliss of Solitude, does not refer to a joy in being secluded or in the absence of human interaction. It represents the joy of getting lost in something you love, or a long visit to a comforting memory. In this spirit, the piece should be performed with a sense of whimsy, as if the pianist is alone, improvising while reminiscing.
The work is inspired by the poem Daffodils by William Wordsworth. It is not intended to be a programmatic retelling of the poem; it is more an attempt to musically recreate the effects I experience when reading the literature. In fact, each movement has been influenced by a separate line or stanza of the poem and their individual titles have been drawn directly from the corresponding location in the text.
