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Chamber Symphony (other)
Chamber Symphony may refer to: Compositions *Chamber Symphony (Adams) *Chamber Symphony (Enescu) *Chamber Symphony (Popov) *Chamber Symphony (Shostakovich) *Chamber Symphony No. 1 (Schoenberg) *Chamber Symphony No. 2 (Schoenberg) *Chamber Symphony (Schreker), Chamber Symphony (Franz Schreker) *Little Symphony No. 1 (Milhaud) *Little Symphony No. 2 (Milhaud) *Little Symphony No. 3 (Milhaud) *Little Symphony No. 4 (Milhaud) *Little Symphony No. 5 (Milhaud) *Little Symphony No. 6 (Milhaud) *Chamber Symphony (Zwilich) Orchestras *Aspen Chamber Symphony *California Chamber Symphony *Cleveland Chamber Symphony *Dallas Chamber Symphony *New York Chamber Symphony *Park Avenue Chamber Symphony *Washington Chamber Symphony See also *Little Symphony (other) *Sinfonietta (symphony) *Symphony (Webern) {{disambig Chamber symphonies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Symphony (Adams)
''Chamber Symphony'' is a 1992 composition for a 15-member chamber orchestra by American composer John Adams, inspired by Arnold Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9. It is a three-movement work that takes about 23 minutes to perform. History It was commissioned by the Gerbode Foundation of San Francisco for the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players but premiered by the Schönberg Ensemble in The Hague, Netherlands, on 17 January 1993. The commissioners gave the American premiere on 12 April 1993. The composer describes his inspiration as follows: ''Chamber Symphony'' was first recorded with the London Sinfonietta, conducted by the composer, in 1994, followed by the Ensemble Moderne in 1997, the Absolute Ensemble in 1999, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Montpellier in 2000. More recently, the Aurora Orchestra recorded the piece on ''Road Trip'', its album of American music. Music The composer describes the piece as "shockingly difficult to play ... inceinstrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |