Benedict Mason (1954)

Concerto for the Viola Section (1990)

for violas and orchestra

electronic work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1990
    • Duration: 25 mn
    • Publisher: Chester Music, Londres
    • Commission: BBC
Detailed formation
  • soloist: 14 violas (also 1 viola d'amore)
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 3 oboes (also 2 English horns), 3 clarinets (also 2 bass clarinets), 3 bassoons (also 2 contrabassoons), 4 horns (also 2 natural horns, 2 Wagner tubas), 3 trumpets (also 3 flugerlhorns), 3 trombones (also 1 alto trombone), 1 tuba (also 1 euphonium), 6 percussionists, 2 harp, 2 pianos (also 1 electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [cel:DX72FD] ), 12 violins, 10 second violins, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 10 February 1992
    Location:

    Londres, Royal Festival Hall


    Performers:

    l'orchestre symphonique de la BBC, direction : Lothar Zagrosek.