François Meïmoun (1979)

Le Chant des Barbares (2014)

concerto for viola and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2014
    • Duration: 10 mn
    • Publisher: Durand
    • Commission: Radio France (Alla Breve)
    • Dedication: Hector Aïdan
Detailed formation
  • soloist: viola
  • piccolo, 2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor/bass trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists, celesta, harp, 14 violins, 1 second violin, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 7 May 2016
    Location:

    France, Paris, Salle Colonne


    Performers:

    Christophe Desjardins, alto ; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France ; Jurjen Hempel, direction.