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Octet

Composer
Eötvös Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Octet
Foreign language / English title
Octet
Subtitle
For winds
Dedication
"in memory of Karlheinz Stockhausen"
Year of composition
2008
Type
Ensemble
Number of players
8
Instrumentation
fl., cl., 2 fg. - 2 tr., 2 trb.
Duration
13 min
Commissioned by
Reina Sofia School of Music, Madrid
Premiere information
2 April 2008, Frankfurt; Ensemble Modern
Publisher / Source
Edition Ricordi Berlin, SY 3828
Available here!
Recordings
Warner Classics CD "OCTETS" - Ensemble "Soloists of La Scala" (Available at www.eotvospeter.com or soundcloud.com)
Remarks, other info
"Octet was commissioned by the Reina Sofia School of Music and was composed in memoriam of Stockhausen. The number ‘8’ is linked to Stockhausen in many ways as he would’ve been 80 years old in 2008. He was mostly using the 8-channel sound technique within his electronic compositions such as in the ‘Octophonie’. Octet is the realization of Samuel Beckett’s radio play "Embers", from which I took out some extracts and used it for Octet. The unusual wind-instrument set-up (flute, clarinet, two bassoons, two trumpets, two trombones) makes it possible for the players to play it on the same program as Stravinsky’s Octet." Péter Eötvös