Gavin Bryars (1943)

Cello Concerto (Farewell to Philosophy) (1995)

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1995
    • Duration: 35 mn
    • Publisher: Schott, nº ED 12586
    • Commission: pour Julian Lloyd Webber par Philips Classics Productions
    • Dedication: Julian Lloyd Webber
Detailed formation
  • soloist: cello
  • 2 flutes (also piccolo), oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 2 horns, 2 percussionists, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 24 November 1995
    Location:

    Royaume-Uni, Londres, Barbican


    Performers:

    Julian Lloyd Webber, violoncelle ; English Chamber Orchestra ; James Judd, direction