Pierre Boulez (1925-2016)

Polyphonie X (1950 -1951)

for eighteen instruments

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1950 - 1951
    • Duration: 16 mn
    • Publisher: partition retirée du catalogue
Detailed formation
  • flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, horn, piccolo trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, five-strings double bass

Premiere information

  • Date: 6 October 1951
    Location:

    Allemagne, festival de Donaueschingen


    Performers:

    l'Orchestre du SWF Baden-Baden, direction : Hans Rosbaud.

Observations

Enregistrement : orchestre symphonique de la SWF de Baden-Baden, direction : Hans Rosbaud, 1 cd Col legno, AU 031800.

Table of contents

  • Modéré souple
  • Assez lent
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