Longing

The solo violoncello and piano work on which this orchestration based is the sixteenth set of an ongoing cycle of Persian folk songs that Reza Vali has been composing since 1978. That piece was written for Kian Soltani and consists of seven songs, some of which are based on authentic Persian folk melodies and some of which are composed in the style of a folk song (imaginary folk songs). Song titles: 1. Longing, 2. In Memory of a Lost Beloved, 3. The Girl from Shiraz, 4. Love Drunk (mastom-mastom), 5. In the Style of an Armenian Folk Song, 6. Love Song, 7. Folk Dance. The original solo cello and piano version, titled “Persian Folk Songs: Set No. 16C,” is available separately from the publisher (# X531025).