Birtwistle, Harrison: 26 Orpheus Elegies (2003-04) 35'
for oboe, harp and countertenor
Music Text
Rilke (G)
Scoring
Individual movements may be selected..
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World premiere incomplete
7/4/2003
Pillar Room, Town Hall, Cheltenham
Melinda Maxwell, oboe, Helen Tunstall, harp, Andrew Watts, countertenor
World premiere incomplete
7/3/2004
St Andrews Church, Toddington
Andrew Watts, counter tenor / Endymion
World premiere complete
8/29/2004
Lukaskirche, Lucerne
Heinz Holliger, ob / Ursula Holliger, harp / Andrew Watts, counter-ten /
Recommended Recording
Melinda Maxwell, ob; cor / Claire Seaton, sop / Andrew Watts, cten / William Stafford & Tom Verity, cl & bcl / Helen Tunstall, hrp / Ben Fullbrook, marimba
Oboe Classics CC 2020
for oboe, harp and countertenor
Music Text
Rilke (G)
Scoring
Individual movements may be selected..
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World premiere incomplete
7/4/2003
Pillar Room, Town Hall, Cheltenham
Melinda Maxwell, oboe, Helen Tunstall, harp, Andrew Watts, countertenor
World premiere incomplete
7/3/2004
St Andrews Church, Toddington
Andrew Watts, counter tenor / Endymion
World premiere complete
8/29/2004
Lukaskirche, Lucerne
Heinz Holliger, ob / Ursula Holliger, harp / Andrew Watts, counter-ten /
Recommended Recording
Melinda Maxwell, ob; cor / Claire Seaton, sop / Andrew Watts, cten / William Stafford & Tom Verity, cl & bcl / Helen Tunstall, hrp / Ben Fullbrook, marimba
Oboe Classics CC 2020
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