Carter, Elliott: Flute Concerto (2008) 13'
for flute and ensemble
Scoring
1(picc).1(corA).2(II=bcl).1(=dbn)-2.1.1.0-perc(1)mar/xyl/vib/log dr/5tmpl.bl/2wdbl/SD/4bongos/4tom-t/2cyms/tam-t/shaker/almglocke/BD/pipe-harp-pft-strings(2.2.2.2.2 players*) *may be increased proportionately. However, when marked solo, they should remain one on a part.
World Premiere
9/9/2008
YMCA, Jerusalem
Emmanuel Pahud, flute / Jerusalem International Chamber Music Ensemble / Daniel Barenboim
Composer's Notes
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, May 2008
Press Quotes Deutsch
"...rhapsodic and brilliant..."
—Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
for flute and ensemble
Scoring
1(picc).1(corA).2(II=bcl).1(=dbn)-2.1.1.0-perc(1)mar/xyl/vib/log dr/5tmpl.bl/2wdbl/SD/4bongos/4tom-t/2cyms/tam-t/shaker/almglocke/BD/pipe-harp-pft-strings(2.2.2.2.2 players*) *may be increased proportionately. However, when marked solo, they should remain one on a part.
World Premiere
9/9/2008
YMCA, Jerusalem
Emmanuel Pahud, flute / Jerusalem International Chamber Music Ensemble / Daniel Barenboim
Composer's Notes
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, May 2008
Press Quotes Deutsch
"...rhapsodic and brilliant..."
—Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
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