In one movement
YEAR: 2013
DURATION: 28′
INSTRUMENTATION:
2(picc, alto fl).2(cor anglais).2(bass clar).2(db bn) – 2.1.1.1 – timp. perc (crot, flex, bass dr, tubular bells, vibr). harp. piano. cel. strings
TEXT BY: Various
PUBLISHER:
Sikorski
COMMISSION:
Commissioned by the Verbier Festival to commemorate its 20th Anniversary as a companion work to Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
PREMIERE:
19 July 2013, Verbier
Miah Persson (soprano) – Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) – Pavol Bresik (tenor) – Matthew Rose (baritone) – The New York Collegiate – Verbier Festival Orchestra – Charles Dutoit (conductor)
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