Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra (1962 -1963)
- General information
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Composition date:
1962 - 03 may 1963
- Duration: 34 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 68
- Dedication: 'For Mstislav Rostropovitch'
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Composition date:
1962 - 03 may 1963
- Type
- Concertant music [Cello and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: 1 cello
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, 1 tuba, 2 percussionists, 1 timpani, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
12 March 1964
Location:Moscou
Performers:Mstislav Rostropovitch et l'orchestre philharmonique de Moscou, direction : Benjamin Britten.