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The Tents of Abraham

Composer
Anhalt István
Original / Hungarian title
The Tents of Abraham / Ábrahám sátrai
Foreign language / English title
The Tents of Abraham
Subtitle
A mirage-midrash
Year of composition
2003
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (II anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb. - perc. (5 esec.) - arpa, pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
37 min
Movements, parts
1. The Land
2. The Wanderer; Iconoclast-visionary (lekh lekha)
3. A Contest; Wife and Concubine
4. The Two Sons (Boys´ games)
5. Two Promises; The Heritage (The Question)
Premiere information
11 January 2004, Grant Hall, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Kingston Symphony Orchestra, Glen Fast (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Canadian Music Centre, MI 1100 A596ten 2003
Available here!
Recordings
Centrediscs CD 914, 2004
Remarks, other info
Winner of 2005 Juno Award: Best Classical Composition