general information

composition date
1965-1967
duration
30 min
editor
Chester Music
Commission
Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hambourg, pour le centième concert de la série de musique contemporaine Das neue Werk.

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Triple wind orchestra (or larger))

detailed formation

3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussionists, harp, 2 pianos, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 6 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
October 15, 1966

(seulement le second mouvement) : Allemagne, Hambourg, NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunkorchester, radio nord Allemande)

interpreters

Pierre Boulez : direction ; création complète : Pologne, Katowice, par l'Orchestre symphonique de la radio polonaise, direction : Witold Lutoslawski.

observations

Premier prix de la Tribune internationale des compositeurs (UNESCO), Paris, 20-24 mai 1968.

Part titles

  • I. Hésitant
  • II. Direct

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