Adagio (Autoporträt)
composer: Alexander Goehr
for orchestra, op. 75
Premiere: March 1, 2004 Mannheim, Rosengarten (D) · Conductor: Adam Fischer · Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim
Orchestra instrumentation: 3(2.afl, 3.pic).3(3.ca).3(3.Ebcl).3.(3.cbsn)-4.2.3.1-timp.2perc(cabaça, 5tom-t, 2marac, 5tempbl)-hp-str
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 15' 0''
Year of composition: 2003
Edition: performance material
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Description
The Adagio refers directly to Mozart‘s Adagio h-Moll für Klavier KV 540. Goehr‘s Adagio at first follows the harmonic and motivic events of the original, while the repetitions of the two parts allow latitude for own variations and developments. The tempo increases, texture and sound are getting denser. Against the background of the original work by Mozart, Goehr draws a musical self-portrait in a subtly differentiated instrumentation, based on his own understanding.
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