Cristóbal Halffter
Concerto grosso
Short instrumentation: 2 2 3 2 - 3 2 0 0 - perc(3), cel, vln.I(12), vln.II(10), vla(8), vc(6), cb(4)
Duration: 25'
Dedication: für das Auryn Quartett
Solos:
1st violin
2nd violin
viola
violoncello
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute (+picc)
1st oboe
2nd oboe
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
3rd bass clarinet in Bb
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
1st trumpet in C
2nd trumpet in C
1st percussion
2nd percussion
3rd percussion
celesta (+e.pno)
violin I(12)
violin II(10)
viola(8)
violoncello(6)
double bass(4)
Halffter - Concerto grosso for string quartet and orchestra
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Cristóbal Halffter
Halffter: Concerto grossoOrchestration: für Streichquartett und Orchester
Type: Studienpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
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Work introduction
The work is “a game in the best sense of the word”. The orchestra competes with an instrument that “has four heads” (Halffter). Here and there, it merely provides an accompaniment, then at other times it interferes – and sometimes it even picks up on impulses and propels the action forward. A very productive contest indeed.