Osvaldo Golijov (1960)

Rose of the Winds (2007)

for cello, small ensemble (Silk Road Ensemble) and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2007
    • Duration: 22 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Commission: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Detailed formation
  • soloist: cello
  • shakuhachi [Silk Road Ensemble] , sheng - sho - mouth organ [amplifié, Silk Road Ensemble] , nay [Silk Road Ensemble] , bagpipe [de Galice, amplifiée, Silk Road Ensemble] , pipa [Silk Road Ensemble] , 2 percussionists [Silk Road Ensemble] , kamancheh [amplifié, Silk Road Ensemble] , 2 violins [Silk Road Ensemble] , viola [Silk Road Ensemble] , cello [Silk Road Ensemble] , 4 flutes (also 3 piccolos, 3 alto flutes), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also 2 contrabass clarinets), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns (also shofar [dernier mouvement] ), 3 trumpets (also trumpet [en ré] , shofar [dernier mouvement] ), 3 trombones (also bass trombone, contrabass trombone, shofar [dernier mouvement] ), tuba (also shofar [dernier mouvement] ), 3 percussionists, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 12 April 2007
    Location:

    États-Unis, Chicago, Symphony Hall


    Performers:

    Yo-Yo Ma : violoncelle, le Silk Road Ensemble, le Chicago Symphony Orchestra, direction : Miguel Harth-Bedoya.