Instrumentation

afl.ob(=ca).cl.bcl.bsn - 2 hn.tpt.trbn - perc(2) 1: glsp/high and low cym/small claves/hyoshigi (large Japanese claves)/mokusho (very high wdbl)/large tam-t 2: mar/rin/small Japanese drum/medium cym/2 whips (sprung)/3 tpbl/mcas/tgl/BD - pno(=cel) - harp - solo flute - solo soprano - 4 vln.2 vla.2 vlc.db

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Full score 0571541119 on sale, vocal score and parts for hire

O Hototogisu! (Voice/Chamber Ensemble)

Oliver Knussen

£30.00

O Hototogisu!

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music (London, United Kingdom)

RCM Students/Reiko Makita/Felicitas Wrede

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O Hototogisu!

Philharmonie (Paris, France)

Claire Booth/Sophie Cherrier/Ensemble Intercontemporain/Brad Lubman

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O Hototogisu!

Gong only from Four Late Poems. Also: Scriabin Settings. Radio 3 in Concert

BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom)

Claire Booth/Karen Jones/Knussen Chamber Orchestra/Ryan Wigglesworth

O Hototogisu!

Gong only from Four Late Poems Also: Scriabin Settings

Snape Maltings Concert Hall (Snape, Suffolk, United Kingdom)

Knussen Chamber Orchestra/Ryan Wigglesworth/Claire Booth/Karen Jones

O Hototogisu!

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)

Contemporary Directions Ensemble

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International Knussen tributes, and a major focus in Aldeburgh

A new Knussen work conjures the sounds of Japan

the 8-minute work couches seven exquisite haiku settings in richly evocative music for flute and ensemble of 22 players
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