Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Symphonic Suite from « On the Waterfront » (1955)

for orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1955
    • Duration: 22 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Dedication: à mon fils, Alexandre
Detailed formation
  • 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 timpani, 3 percussionists [ou 4] , harp, piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 11 August 1955
    Location:

    États-Unis, Tanglewood


    Performers:

    le Boston Symphony Orchestra, direction : Leonard Bernstein.

Observations

Transcription de cette œuvre en 1989 par Guy Duker pour ensemble symphonique (œuvre éditée chez Boosey & Hawkes).