Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Chacony in G minor de Purcell (1948)
for string quartet or string orchestra
arrangement
- General information
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Composition date:
1948
Revision dates: 1963
- Duration: 4 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
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Composition date:
1948
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [String ensemble with all standard string instruments]
Detailed formation
- 1 violin, 1 second violin, 1 viola, 1 cello [effectif minimum]
Premiere information
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Date:
30 January 1948
Location:Suisse, Zürich, Kleiner Tonhallesaal,
Performers:Collegium Musicum Zürich, direction : Benjamin Britten.
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Date:
12 September 1963
Location:Londres, Royal Albert Hall
Performers:orchestre symphonique de Londres, direction : Benjamin Britten.