general information

composition date
2003-2004
duration
27 min
editor
Chester Music
Dedicatee
à Frank Gehry, Yasuhiso Toyota et Deborah Borda.
Commission
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos

contrabass clarinet, 16 violins, celesta, 2 harp, 4 percussionists, timpani, tuba, 3 trombones, 4 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 bassoons, 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 oboes, 2 alto flutes (also 4 flutes, bass flute), contrabassoon, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses, English horn, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [sampler]

information about the creation

date
June 5, 2004

États-Unis, Los Angeles, inauguration du Walt Disney Concert Hall

interpreters

le Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, direction : Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
sons fixés sur support, spatialisation

observations

Enregistrement : Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, direction : Esa-Pekka Salonen, Anu Komsi et Piia Komsi : sopranos, 1 cd Deutsche Grammophon, 2005.


similar works


This entry is encyclopaedic in nature and does not reflect the collections of the Ircam media library. Please refer to the "scores" entries.


Do you notice a mistake?

IRCAM

1, place Igor-Stravinsky
75004 Paris
+33 1 44 78 48 43

opening times

Monday through Friday 9:30am-7pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday

subway access

Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau, Châtelet, Les Halles

Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique

Copyright © 2022 Ircam. All rights reserved.