Triple concerto (1978-1979)

for violin, viola, cello and orchestra

by Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998)

general information

composition date
1978-1979
duration
32min
editor
Schott
Commission
London Symphony Orchestra avec le soutient du Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust

type

Concertant music (3 soloists and ensemble/orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
violin, viola, cello

flute (also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets (also A clarinet), bassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 7 percussionists, strings, timpani, English horn, 2 bass clarinets, contrabassoon, harp, celesta

information about the creation

date
August 22, 1980

Royaume-Uni, Londres, BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

interpreters

György Pauk (violon), Nobuko Imai (alto), Ralph Kirshbaum (violoncelle), London Symphony Orchestra, direction : Sir Colin Davis.

similar works

Same type
Created the same year
Composed the same year
Same detailed formation

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