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Levitation

Composer
Eötvös Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Levitation
Foreign language / English title
Levitation
Subtitle
For 2 clarinets (Bb and A), string orchestra and accordeon
Dedication
to Sabine und Wolfgang Meyer
Year of composition
2007
Type
Concerto
Number of players
27
Instrumentation
2 cl. solo - acc. - strings: 8 vl. 1, 6 vl. 2, 4 vla., 4 vlc., 2 cb.
Duration
20 min
Movements, parts
1. First Movement
2. Second Movement ("langsam, schwebend")
3. Third Movement ("barcarola")
4. Cadenza
5. Fourth Movement ("Petrushka’s Resurrection")
Commissioned by
Festival de Música de Canarias
Premiere information
13 February, 2008, Festival de Música de Canarias, Alfredo Kraus Auditorium, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria; Sabine Mayer (cl.), Wolfgang Mayer (cl.), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (cond.)

14 February 2008, Tenerife; Sabine Mayer (cl.), Wolfgang Mayer (cl.), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Edition Schott Mainz © 2007, 52729 (On hire)
Available here!
Recordings
BMC CD 170, 2014 - Richard Hosford, John Bradbury (cl.), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Péter Eötvös (cond.)
ALBA ABCD314, 2010 - Christoffer Sundqvist, Kullervo Kojo (cl.), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Revised: 2010
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Alba
BMC Records