Schwertsik, Kurt: Baumgesänge (Tree Songs) op. 65 (1992) 15'
for orchestra
Scoring
3(II,III=picc).2(II=corA).Ebcl.2.bcl.ssax.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-timp- perc:t.bells/tam-t/vib/marimba/SD-harp-pft-strings.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World Premiere
11/16/1992
Musikverein, Vienna
Peter Savidge, baritone / Members of ORF-Symphonieorchester / Bernhard Kontarsky
Programme Note
In Baumgesänge, Schwertsik uses orchestral forces to evoke a sense of the majesty and height of the trees, the blaring wind, and the birdsong in the woods – even the blows of an axe are depicted through the use of tuba, double-bassoon timpani, and piano.
Recommended Recording
BBC Philharmonic/HK Gruber
Chandos CHAN 10687
To purchase this CD from our Online Shop, click here.
for orchestra
Scoring
3(II,III=picc).2(II=corA).Ebcl.2.bcl.ssax.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-timp- perc:t.bells/tam-t/vib/marimba/SD-harp-pft-strings.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World Premiere
11/16/1992
Musikverein, Vienna
Peter Savidge, baritone / Members of ORF-Symphonieorchester / Bernhard Kontarsky
Programme Note
In Baumgesänge, Schwertsik uses orchestral forces to evoke a sense of the majesty and height of the trees, the blaring wind, and the birdsong in the woods – even the blows of an axe are depicted through the use of tuba, double-bassoon timpani, and piano.
Recommended Recording
BBC Philharmonic/HK Gruber
Chandos CHAN 10687
To purchase this CD from our Online Shop, click here.
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