Sofia Goubaïdoulina (1931)
The rider on the white horse (2002)
for large orchestra and organ
[Le cavalier sur le cheval blanc]
- General information
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Composition date:
2002
- Duration: 13 mn
- Publisher: Sikorski, Hambourg, nº SIK 8510
- Commission: Eduard van Beinum Stichting, Hilversum, à la demande du Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival
- Dedication: à Valery Gergiev pour son 50e anniversaire
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Composition date:
2002
- Type
- Concertant music [Keyboard and ensemble/orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: organ
- 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), oboe, 4 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), bassoon, 3 horns (also 3 Wagner tubas), 4 trumpets (also piccolo trumpet, bass trumpet), 3 trombones, contrabass tuba, 8 percussionists, piano [amplifié] , harpsichord [amplifié] , 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
15 September 2002
Location:Pays-Bas, Rotterdam
Performers:l'Orchestre philharmonique de Rotterdam, direction : Valery Gergiev.