Goehr: Schlussgesang, Op. 61
Endsong
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- Composer: Alexander Goehr (1932-)
- Format: Solo Part with Piano Reduction
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, Viola
- Originally for: Viola, Orchestra
- Work: Schlussgesang, Op. 61
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- Size: 8.3 x 11.7 inches
- Pages: 124
Description
A suite of six pieces, rather than a concerto, Schlussgesang ("Endsong" in English) was sketched in a few weeks in Jerusalem in 1993, interrupted for the composition of Arianna and then taken up again and completed in 1996.
Schlussgesang is written for a medium-sized orchestra accompanying the soloist. It was commissioned by the BBC. First performance by Tabea Zimmermann and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Oliver Knussen at the 1997 Aldeburgh Festival.