Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)
The Beltane Fire (1995)
choreographic poem for orchestra
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1995
- Duration: 37 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 171
- Commission: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
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Composition date:
1995
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Orchestral music]
Detailed formation
- 3 flutes (also 1 alto flute), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 6 percussions, celesta, harp, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
3 April 1995
Location:États-Unis, Boston, Symphony Hall
Performers:BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.