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1996
for orchestra and string quartet
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- Duration:
- 25' 00"
- Instrumentation:
- Orchestra: 3333; 4331; timp; 3perc; hp; strs. Some soloists within orchestra supplement the quartet.
- Contents:
- One continuous movement comprising eleven sections
Availability
- This work has a recording
Programme Note
This work commissioned by the City of Aberdeen is in one continuous movement comprising eleven sections. The orchestra has 3 roles – to accompany, to assist the quartet and to supply much of the musical argument – it is of equal importance to the quartet. At its first performance, this work was described as “astoundingly successful”.
- Commissioned:
- Commissioned by the City of Aberdeen
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Dedication:
- Written in memory of some friends who died too early
Performance History
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05 Feb 1997 |
Premiered by Yggdrasil Quartet, Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Anne Manson; Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 30 Nov 2001 |
Performed by the New Zealand String Quartet and the BBC Scottish Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Young at the 2001 ECAT NZ New Music Festival, Edinburgh |
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| Kenneth Young New Zealand String Quartet |
