Everything is there, and it is so musical. As a composer, I'm fortunate to have my works played at all. But to have them played so musically, with so much phrasing and spirit, so much enthusiasm and dedication, is a joy. It's important that composers have the opportunity to work with performers. There are certain things you can't write down.
Performers can help composers to see things in a different way.
Perhaps they will interpret a passage in a manner you didn't anticipate, or will take a tempo that turns out to be more correct than the one you've written down. Each movement was inspired by one of his children. There is an indigenous feeling of blues. It's a melody I often played at home on the piano. Even a brief account of Mr. Amram's musical accomplishments makes one dizzy.