general information

composition date
1990
duration
31 min
editor
Schott
Commission
Carnegie Hall Corporation pour l'Orchestre symphonique de Boston, Seiji Ozawa.

type

Concertant music (4 or more soloists and ensemble/orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
5 percussionists

3 flutes (also 2 piccolos, alto flute), 3 oboes (also oboe d'amore, English horn), 4 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 harp, celesta, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
October 19, 1990

États-Unis, New York

interpreters

l'Ensemble Nexus et l'Orchestre symphonique de Boston, direction : Seiji Ozawa.

Part titles

  • Introduction
  • Entrance of the Soloists
  • A Breath of Air
  • Premonition
  • Plateau
  • Curved Horizon
  • The Wind Blows
  • Premonition
  • Mirage
  • Waving Wind Horse
  • The promised Land
  • Life's Joys and Sorrows
  • A Prayer

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