Edgard Varèse (1883-1965)

Amériques (1918 -1922)

for large orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1918 - 1922
      Revision dates: 1929 , 1991
    • Duration: 25 mn 35 s
    • Publisher: Ricordi, révision et édition par Klaus Angermann, nº 135552, 1991
    • Dedication: Aux amis inconnus du printemps de 1921
Detailed formation
  • 3 piccolos, 4 flutes, 1 contrabass flute, 4 oboes, 1 English horn, 1 heckelphone, 2 Eb clarinets, 2 A clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 1 contrabass clarinet, 4 bassoons, 2 contrabassoons, 8 horns, 6 trumpets, 4 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, 2 contrabass tubas, 2 timpani, 13 percussionists, 2 harp, 16 violins, 16 second violins, 14 violas, 10 cellos, 10 double basses, 4 alto trombones [2 en mi b, 2 en ré, fanfare interne] , 2 trombones [fanfare interne] , 1 bass trombone [fanfare interne]

Premiere information

  • Date: 9 April 1926
    Location:

    Philadelphie


    Performers:

    Leopold Stokowski : direction.

  • Date: 30 May 1929
    Location:

    Paris


    Performers:

    Gaston Poulet : direction.

  • Location:

    Hambourg (pour la révision de Klaus Angermann)


    Performers:

    Ingo Metzmacher, direction.

Observations

Voir la page concernant l'œuvre sur le site de Chou Wen-chung : http://www.chouwenchung.org/works/varese_1922_ameriques.php (lien vérifié en février 2009).