Sofia Goubaïdoulina (1931)

Feast During a Plague (2005)

for large orchestra
[Festin pendant la peste]

electronic work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2005
    • Duration: 26 mn
    • Publisher: Schirmer, New York
    • Commission: Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    • Dedication: à Simon Rattle
Detailed formation
  • 4 flutes (also 2 piccolos, alto flute), 4 oboes (also English horn), 4 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones (also 2 tenor/bass trombones), tuba, 4 percussionists, 2 harp, piano [ou clavecin] , strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 16 February 2006
    Location:

    États-Unis, Philadelphia


    Performers:

    l'Orchestre symphonique de Philadelphie, direction : Simon Rattle.

Information on the electronics
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support