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2(II=picc).2(II=corA).3(I=Ebcl,II=bcl,III=dbcl).2(II=dbn)-4.2.2.1-perc(3):glsp/xyl/crot/vib/marimba/5tpl.bl/guiro(long bamboo guiro,c.40cm)/claves/cast machine/tamb/4bongos/BD(lg)/susp.cym/nipple gong(lo)/tam-t-2harp-stirngs(14.12.10.8.6)

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Boosey & Hawkes

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This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.

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World Premiere
3/3/2011
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
Christian Tetzlaff, violin / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Marcelo Lehninger
Press Quotes

"A work of true originality... a continuous 25-minute span that evokes traditional form while always keeping at a subtle remove from it. It is as though Birtwistle has to rediscover the concerto paradigm from scratch... Ideas flow forth, are “discussed” by the soloists, the concertino-chorus, the tutti, but are not “argued” over... Clear to begin with — Birtwistle really has ensured that the soloist’s every note is audible — the concerto seemed increasingly inevitable and substantial."
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Christian Tetzlaff/
London Symphony Orchestra/Simon Rattle

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