Olga Neuwirth (1968)

Remnants of Song... An Amphigory (2009)

for viola and orchestra
[Vestiges d’un chant… un amphigouri]

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2009
    • Duration: 20 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Detailed formation
  • soloist: 1 viola
  • 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (also 1 Eb clarinet, 1 bass clarinet), 1 basset horn, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 percussionists, 1 celesta, 8 violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 10 October 2009
    Location:

    Autriche, Graz, Helmut-List-Halle


    Performers:

    Antoine Tamestit : alto, orchestre symphonique de la radio de Vienne, direction : Peter Eötvös.