Flute Concerto for flute and ensemble

Year
2008
Duration
13'
Category
Solo and Orchestra

Instrumentation: 1(=picc).1(=corA).2(II=bcl).1(=dbn)-2.1.1.0-perc(1):marimba/xyl/vib/log dr/5tmpl.bl/2wdbl/SD/4bongos/4tom-t/2cyms/tam-t/shaker/almglocke/BD/pipe-harp-pft-strings(min:2.2.2.2.2)
Dedication: For Elena Bashkirova
Buy Score: Hendon Music (Boosey & Hawkes)
Manuscripts: Paul Sacher Stiftung

Premiere: Sep 9, 2008/ Emmanuel Pahud, flute / Jerusalem International Chamber Music Ensemble / Daniel Barenboim/ YMCA, Jerusalem

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For many years flutists have been asking for a flute concerto, yet I kept putting it off because I felt that the flute could not produce the sharp attacks that I use so frequently. But the idea of the beautiful qualities of the different registers of the instrument and the extraordinary agility attracted me more and more, so when Elena Bashkirova asked me write something for her and the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, I decided it would be a flute concerto. From mid-September, 2007 to March, 2008 ideas and notes for it fascinated me without relief.

– Elliott Carter

Flute Concerto for flute and ensemble

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