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The Slain Duck

2026 · 17'
The Slain Duck

for piano solo

1. Toccata brutale
2. Rondo agitato


(-) Premiere performance: 2026, Gustav Mahler Musikwochen, Kulturkeller, Toblach / Dobbiaco, Italy; Alexandra Segal

Program notes

Slain Duck Program Notes Video
excerpt from:
Dimitrios Katharopoulos: Lieber Spielmann, mein – Der individuelle und allgemeine narrative Gehalt von Gustav Mahlers Das klagende Lied
(Video in German with Italian subtitles for the concert Am Anfang die Klage at the Gustav Mahler Music Weeks 2026 in Toblach / Dobbiaco, Italy)