Benedict Mason (1954)

Lighthouses of England and Wales (1987)

for large orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1987
    • Duration: 15 mn
    • Publisher: Chester Music
Detailed formation
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 3 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 timpani, 4 percussionists, 2 harp, 1 piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: April 1989
    Location:

    Londres, BBC Maida Vale Studios


    Performers:

    l'orchestre symphonique de la BBC, direction : Oliver Knussen.

Observations

  • Prix Britten 1998.
  • Enregistrement : 1 cd Collins Classics n° 20042BBC.