Vivian Fine

 

Compositions

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Portal


year

1990


duration

6 ½ minutes


instrumentation

Violin and piano


commission

Pamela Frank


première

April 19, 1990, Alice Tully Hall, New York, Pamela Frank, violin and Wu Han, piano


recording

Available on demo CD


reviews

“Portal moves from a robust opening through a slow, haunting middle section to an intense, extroverted finale, all in a Spartan language that proved a good test of Ms. Frank’s expressive abilities.”

–Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, April 22, 1990


audio files

excerpt (opening)

Portal