general information

composition date
1979
duration
19 min
editor
Ricordi
Dedicatee
à Olivier Messiaen
Commission
Ensemble intercontemporain

type

Concertant music (2 keyboards and ensemble/orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 pianos

trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, horn, bassoon, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), oboe (also English horn), flute (also piccolo), violin, tuba, viola, cello, double bass, harp

information about the creation

date
June 7, 1979

Paris, Centre Georges-Pompidou

interpreters

l'Ensemble intercontemporain, direction : Denis Russell Davies.

observations

Extraits utilisés pour la musique du film de Bernard Dubois La mêche en bataille avec la pièce Eau-forte (19 septembre 1984 sur FR3), ainsi que pour le film Coïncidences de Pascal Signolet sur les éclipses solaires, avec aussi Irrisation-Rituel, diffusé le 8 août 1999 sur Arte.


recordings

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Eclipse

Composed by Allain Gaussin , concert on June 7, 1979

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Eclipse

Composed by Allain Gaussin , concert on June 5, 2000

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Eclipse

Composed by Allain Gaussin , concert on November 21, 1984

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


similar works


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