Louis Andriessen (1939-2021)

La Girò (2010 -2011)

pour violon solo amplifié et grand ensemble

  • Informations générales
    • Date de composition : 2010 - 2011
    • Durée : 24 mn
    • Éditeur : Boosey & Hawkes
    • Dédicace : à Monica Germino
Effectif détaillé
  • soliste : violon
  • 2 flûtes (aussi 2 flûtes piccolos), 2 hautbois, clarinette basse, clarinette contrebasse, 2 cors, trompette, 2 percussionnistes, harpe, piano, cymbalum, 3 violons [à 5] , 3 violons II [à 5] , 2 altos [à 4] , 2 violoncelles [à 3] , 2 contrebasses

Information sur la création

  • Date : 5 septembre 2011
    Lieu :

    Italie, Milan, Teatro Dal Verme, MiTo Festival


    Interprètes :

    Monica Germino : violon, London Sinfonietta, direction : David Atherton.

Note de programme

When Enzo Restagno asked me to write a piece for this year’s MITO Festival, I was honoured. In the early sixties I lived in Italy for a year, and ever since then I have felt a strong bond with that country.

In La Girò, a piece for violin and ensemble, I am musing about a composer I admire a lot: maestro Antonio Vivaldi. The title refers to Anna Girò, Vivaldi’s favourite singer who, together with her sister, lived in his house for some time.

The piece would not have become the 'performance' it is without the violinist Monica Germino. The soloist (La Girò, perhaps?) does not only play the violin. She also sings an Italian song, whispers and talks, tells stories and dreams.

The ensemble consists of a small chamber orchestra, with an added piano, harp, cymbalom and some percussion.

The piece has four parts. The first three form a kind of concertino. The actual musical drama takes place in the fourth, slow part.

Louis Andriessen.