1(picc).1(corA).1.1(=dbn)-2.1.1.0 - strings (2.2.2.2.2 players*)
* may be increased proportionately, up to a maximum of 12.10.8.6.4 players
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Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London
Nicolas Hodges, piano / London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen
Dialogues for piano and chamber orchestra is a conversation between the soloist and the orchestra: responding to each other, sometimes interrupting the other, or arguing. The single varied movement is entirely derived from a small group of harmonies and rhythms.
Commissioned by the BBC for the brilliant young pianist, Nicolas Hodges, it was composed in New York during 2003.
Elliott Carter
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This programme note may be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to the composer
Nicolas Hodges/London Sinfonietta/Oliver Knussen
Bridge Records 9177
