This work for baritone and orchestra is a commission by the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia for the closing concert of the 2023/2024 season.
The work revisits the last period of the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, specifically, through the piece 'La lugubre gondola nº1" (1882) for piano but adapted for voice and orchestra with text by the catalan baroque poet Agustí Eura (1684-1763).
Instrumentation
Baritone & orchestra
3(=picc).2.3(=bcl).2(=cfg) 4.2.3.1 3perc 1tmp 1hp strings(14.12.10.8.6)
Details
2024
dur. : 6'
Work commissioned by the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia.
World Premiere on May 31 2024 in Auditori de Barcelona / Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC), Josep Ramon Olive & conducted by Ludovic Morlot
Publishing
Published by Universal Music