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Composer portrait: Bedford at the London Sinfonietta
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The world première of Luke Bedford’s new ensemble work Renewal, which was commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, takes place on 22 May under Sian Edwards. Wonderful No-Headed Nightingale for 10 players receives its UK première in the same concert.
“Renewal is about creating something new from the rubble of each previous section. Though the material of any given part might appear stable, it always collapses. The piece is a celebration of renewal and regrowth: written in the full knowledge of its impermanence.” (Luke Bedford)
Renewal (2012/2013)
for 12 players | 22’
1 1 1 0 - 1 0 1 0 - perc, hp, str
world prem. 22/5/2013, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London; London Sinfonietta, cond. Sian Edwards
Wonderful No-Headed Nightingale (2012)
for 10 players | 8’
prem. 22/5/2013, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London; London Sinfonietta, cond. Sian Edwards
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Focus on Zemlinsky
Two important Zemlinsky performances will take place in June 2013. On 3 June 2013, Peter Keuschnig conducts the world première of Thomas Heinisch’s reduced version of Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony.
On 7 June 2013, the Austrian première of Antony Beaumont’s critical edition of Die Seejungfrau [The Mermaid] will be performed by the Wiener Symphoniker under James Conlon. The performance will be repeated on the next day.
Lyric Symphony (1923)
for soprano, baritone and chamber orchestra | 45’
1 1 2 1 - 2 1 2 0 - timp, hp, harm, pno, str, s, b
Arranger: Thomas Heinisch (2012)
world prem. 3/6/2013, Musikverein, Wien; Ensemble Kontrapunkte, cond. Peter Keuschnig
Die Seejungfrau (1903)
for orchestra | 45’
4 3 4 3 - 6 3 4 1 - timp, perc(2), hp(2), str
Critical edition; arranger: Antony Beaumont (2011)
prem. 7 and 08/6/2013, Konzerthaus, Wien; Wiener Symphoniker, cond. James Conlon
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Notation VII at the Wiener Konzerthaus
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Pierre Boulez’ Notations I-IV and Notation VII, which Tom Service of The Guardian
described as “the highest achievements of contemporary music”, will be performed by Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker on 3 June 2013 at the Wiener Konzerthaus.
Notation VII (1945/1997)
for orchestra | 9’
4 4 5 4 - 6 4 4 1 - timp, perc(8), hp(3), cel, str(18 16 14 12 10)
Austrian prem. 3/6/2013, Konzerthaus, Vienna; Berliner Philharmoniker, cond. Sir Simon Rattle
Notations I-IV (1945/1978/1984)
for orchestra | 8’
3/6/2013, Konzerthaus, Vienna; Berliner Philharmoniker, cond. Sir Simon Rattle
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Further national and world premières (selection)
Paul Patterson: Spider’s Web
for harp and string orchestra | 12’
world prem. 25/5/2013, Stadtsaal Kufstein, Austria; Gwyneth Wentink, hp; Cappella Istropolitana, cond. Bernhard Sieberer
Wolfgang Rihm: Nähe fern 1 (2011)
for orchestra | 10’
2 2 2 3 - 4 2 3 1 - timp, str
UK prem. 25/5/2013, Barbican, London; BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond. Ingo Metzmacher
Cristóbal Halffter: Ausencias | String Quartet No. 8 (2012)
for string quartet | 24’
world prem. 3/6/2013, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; Leipziger Streichquartett
Johannes Maria Staud: Canto XXVI | (Infin che ’l mar fu sovra noi richiuso II) (2013)
for ensemble | 10’
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0 - perc, vln, vln, vla, vc
world prem. 11/6/2013, Konzerthaus Wien; ensemble xx. jahrhundert, cond. Peter Burwik
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