Description
Instrumentation: mixed choir and orchestra
Year: 1956
Duration: (28’00)
UA/WP: 08.12.1956 Belgrad; Chor des Belgrader Rundfunks, Belgrader Philharmonie, Živojin Zdravković (cond.)
“One of my loveliest memories of Yugoslavia is a performance of Ljubica Marić’s Songs of Space. The composer has used the entire arsenal of contemporary music to achieve a major objective. She speaks from the bottom of her soul, in a clear and impressive language […].” (Dmitri Shostakovich, Sound, Belgrade 1963)
“Her cantata Songs of Space is a thoroughly impressive work of large dimensions […] Maric has here approached that ideal synthesis of folk spirit and personal expression […] Marić displays great sensitivity in the orchestral and harmonic coloring.” (Everett Helm, The Musical Quarterly)
