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Description

Commissioned jointly by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Hear an excerpt: https://youtu.be/ehIG7vK8aBk.

Details

Categories
Duration
13 minutes
Premiere

Orquestra Gulbenkian cond. Susanna Mälkki, Gulbenkian Auditorium, Lisbon, 25th February 2016

Scoring
2 Flute, 1 Flute (=piccolo), 2 Oboe, 1 Cor anglais, 2 B-flat Clarinet, 1 Bass Clarinet in B-flat, 2 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon, 4 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet in C, 1 Trumpet in C (=trumpet in D), 2 Tenor Trombone, 1 Bass Trombone, 1 Tuba, 3 Percussion, 1 Timpani, 1 Harp, 1 Piano, 1 Orchestral Strings
Composition date
2015

Recordings

The Blue Voice of the Water Orquestra Gulbenkian, Susanna Malkki, Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguesa, Pedro Neves, Filipe Quaresma, Ludovic Morlot, Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto da Musica and Martin Andre 15th June 2018

Performances

7 May 2016 Sala São Paulo, Brazil São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, dir. James Gaffigan
6 May 2016 Sala São Paulo, Brazil São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, dir. James Gaffigan
5 May 2016 Sala São Paulo, Brazil São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, dir. James Gaffigan
26 February 2016 Gulbenkian’s Auditorium, Lisbon Orquestra Gulbenkian, dir. Susanna Mälkki
25 February 2016

Gulbenkian’s Auditorium, Lisbon

Orquestra Gulbenkian, cond. Susanna Mälkki