Primera Luz (The First Light)

Primera Luz (The First Light). (String Quartet No. 2 Score and Parts). By Lera Auerbach. For String Quartet. G Schirmer String Ensemble. Book only. 70 pages. Sikorski #SIK8576. Published by Sikorski.

In this work, the boundaries between the secular and sacred are blurred. Six movements become six prayers. The act of praying here is seen not in a traditional religious manner, but rather as a most intense act of soul searching, a hard and honest look into oneself, questioning and searching for answers.