Tōru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

Orion to Pureadesu - Orion and Pleiades (1984)

for cello and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1984
    • Duration: 26 mn
    • Publisher: Schott, Tokyo, nº SJ 1030
    • Commission: Fondation Suntory
Detailed formation
  • soloist: cello
  • piccolo (also flute), 2 flutes (also 1 alto flute), 2 oboes (also 1 English horn), oboe d'amore, 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 4 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 29 May 1984
    Location:

    France, Paris


    Performers:

    Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi et l'Orchestre philharmonique de Tokyo, direction : Tadaaki Otaka.

Table of contents

  • Orion
  • And
  • Pleiades