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Stele Op. 33

Composer
Kurtág György
Original / Hungarian title
Stele Op. 33
Foreign language / English title
Stele Op. 33
Subtitle
For large orchestra
Dedication
to Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Year of composition
1994
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
4 fl. (IV anche picc.), fl.a., fl.b., 3 ob., c.ing., 4 cl. (IV in mi b), cl.b., cl.cb., 3 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 2 tuba t. in si b (I anche cor. V, II anche cor. VII), 2 tuba b. in fa (I anche cor. VI, II anche cor. VIII), 4 tr., 4 trb., tuba cb. - 2 arpa, cimb., pf., cel. (anche pf. 4 hands), pnino., vibr. (anche xylorimba), marimba - timp., perc. (min. 4 esec. - trg.picc., 4 ptto.sosp., ptti. a 2, tam-tam, 2 bongo, 2 tom-tom, claves, 2 tmb. di legno Afr., 2 gr.c., tmb.picc.c.c., tmb.b., frusta, campli.) - strings: 16 vl. 1, 14 vl. 2, 14 vla. (3 solo), 12 vlc. (3 solo), 8 cb. (3 solo)
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. Adagio
2. Lamento - disperato, con moto
3. Molto sostenuto
Commissioned by
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Premiere information
14 October 1994, Berlin; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (cond.) (Prior to the official World Première, the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester conducted by Claudio Abbado gave three preliminary public performances of the work.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 2003, Z. 14 060 (ISMN: M-080-14060-4, performance material on hire)
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Recordings
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 447 761-2, 1996
COL LEGNO WWE 3CD 20008, 1997
1 min. sample
1 1. Adagio
2 2. Lamento - disperato, con moto
3 3. Molto sostenuto
Remarks, other info
Original title: ΣΤΉΛΗ [STÊLÊ]

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