Eric Montalbetti (1968)
Cavernes & Soleils (2021)
concertino for mezzo-soprano & chamber orchestra on three poems by Andrée Chedid
- General information
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Composition date:
2021
- Duration: 25 mn about
- Publisher: Editions Allegretto
- Commission: Ensemble intercontemporain
- Dedication: 1er mouvement : à l'Espérance / 2ème mouvement : in memoriam Pierre Boulez / 3ème mouvement : à Andrée Chedid et tous les siens
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Libretto (details, author):
Cavernes & Soleils, Visage I, Visage II, d’Andrée Chedid
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Composition date:
2021
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [1 female voice and non-standard chamber orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: mezzo-soprano
- 2 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute, bass flute), oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 2 horns, trumpet, flugerlhorn, trombone, 2 percussionists, harp, piano (also celesta), 3 violins [minimum] , 2 violas [minimum] , cello [minimum] , double bass [minimum]
Premiere information
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Date:
11 May 2022
Location:France, Paris, Cité de la musique / Philharmonie
Performers:Christina Daletska, mezzo-soprano ; Ensemble intercontemporain ; Matthias Pintscher, direction
Table of contents
I. Cavernes & Soleils (ca 10’)
II. Visage I (ca 5’)
III. Visage II (ca 10’)