Commissioned jointly by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Hear an excerpt: https://youtu.be/ehIG7vK8aBk.
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Description
Details
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- Duration
- 13 minutes
- Premiere
Orquestra Gulbenkian cond. Susanna Mälkki, Gulbenkian Auditorium, Lisbon, 25th February 2016
- Scoring
- 2 Flute, 1 Flute (=piccolo), 2 Oboe, 1 Cor anglais, 2 B-flat Clarinet, 1 Bass Clarinet in B-flat, 2 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon, 4 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet in C, 1 Trumpet in C (=trumpet in D), 2 Tenor Trombone, 1 Bass Trombone, 1 Tuba, 3 Percussion, 1 Timpani, 1 Harp, 1 Piano, 1 Orchestral Strings
- Composition date
- 2015
Recordings
 | The Blue Voice of the Water | Orquestra Gulbenkian, Susanna Malkki, Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguesa, Pedro Neves, Filipe Quaresma, Ludovic Morlot, Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto da Musica and Martin Andre | 15th June 2018 |
Performances
| 7 May 2016 | Sala São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, dir. James Gaffigan |
| 6 May 2016 | Sala São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, dir. James Gaffigan |
| 5 May 2016 | Sala São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, dir. James Gaffigan |
| 26 February 2016 | Gulbenkian’s Auditorium, Lisbon | Orquestra Gulbenkian, dir. Susanna Mälkki |
| 25 February 2016 | Gulbenkian’s Auditorium, Lisbon | Orquestra Gulbenkian, cond. Susanna Mälkki |