Tanglewood Tales (1997 - 2011)
For large orchestra
Duration: 18'
2fl fl(pic fl-a) 2ob ob(eh) 2cl cl-b 2fg fg(cfg) 4h 2trp 2trb trb-b tb timp perc hp str
Part I - Untangled Tales
Commissioned by the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie with financial support from the Ernst van Siemens Stiftung
Dedicated to George Benjamin, Lothar Zagrosek and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Premiered on the 16th of September 2011 in Neubrandenburg at the Festspiele Mecklenburg Vorpommern in Germany as part of the Summer project "Recherche Suspendu" and Tour of JDPh
Part II - Entangled Tales
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with financial support of the Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to Edo de Waard and Tony Fogg
Premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the 6th of August 2007 in the Koussevitsky Shed conducted by Ludovic Morlot.
Dutch premiere on the 31st of November 2008 by the Residentie Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi.
FULL SCORE in preparatoir
Untangled Tales (2011)
For large orchestra
Duration: 8'
Commissioned by the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie with financial support from the Ernst van Siemens Stiftung
Dedicated to George Benjamin, Lothar Zagrosek and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Premiered on the 16th of September 2011 in Neubrandenburg at the Festspiele Mecklenburg Vorpommern in Germany as part of the Summer project "Recherche Suspendu" and Tour of JDPh
FULL SCORE in preparatoir
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2010)
For saxophone quartet solo and orchestra
Duration: 21'
Commissioned by the Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet and Kees Vlaardingerbroek
Premiered on January 29, 2011 in the Grote Zaal of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam by the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, the Radio Kamer Philharmonia conducted by Emilio Pomarico
FULL SCORE in preparatoir
Violin
concerto
(2007)
For violin solo and orchestra
Duration: 32'
Commissioned by the ZaterdagMatinee with financial support
of the
Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to Tasmin Little and Jaap van Zweden
Premiered on the 6th of December 2008 in the ‘Grote
Zaal‘
of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam
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Entangled tales
(2007)
For large orchestra
Duration: 9'
2fl fl(pic fl-a) 2ob ob(eh) 2cl cl-b 2fg fg(cfg) 4h 2trp
2trb trb-b tb timp perc hp str
Commissioned
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with financial support
of the Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to Edo de Waard and Tony Fogg
Premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the 6th
of August 2007
in the Koussevitsky Shed conducted by Ludovic Morlot.
Dutch premiere on the 31st of November 2008 by the Residentie
Orchestra
conducted by Neeme Järvi.
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Clarinet
Concerto
(2006)
For clarinet solo and chamber orchestra
Duration:
21'
fl(pic fl-a fl-b) ob(eh) cl(cl-b) fg(cfg) h trp trb perc
pf str cl-solo
Commissioned
by Le Nouvel Ensemble Modern and the
Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to Lorraine Vaillancourt and Simon Aldrich
Premiered on
the 18th of March 2006 by Simon Aldrich and
Le Nouvel Ensemble Modern in the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
in Amsterdam
conducted by Lorraine Vaillancourt
Canadian premiere
by the same personnel on the 26th of april 2006
in Salle Claude-Champagne in Montréal, during the
Grand Concert Annuel
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
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Musicians
wrestle everywhere (E. Dickinson)
(2006)
For orchestra and voice
Duration:
7'
voice solo and orchestra
Commissioned
by the International Vocal Competition and the Fund for
the Creation of Music
Dedicated to Annett Andriesen
Premiered
on the 24th of September 2006 in the “Theater aan
de Parade”
in 's-Hertogenbosch by Joshua Ellicot (version for tenor
and orchestra),
Marit Winger (version for soprano and orchestra) and Het
Brabants Orkest
conducted by Daniele Callegari
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Time after Time (2006)
For chamber orchestra
Duration: 20'
fl(pic fl-a) ob(eh) cl(cl-b) fg h pf vl vla vc cb
Commissioned
by the “Südwest Rundfunk with financial support
of
the Fund for the Creation of Music. Written for the Schönberg Ensemble.
Dedicated to Reinbert de Leeuw
Premiered on
the 21st of October 2006 at the “Donauhalle in
Donaueschingen, Germany. Schönberg Ensemble conducted
by Reinbert de Leeuw
Dutch premiere on 9th of February 2007 in the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
in Amsterdam, Schönberg Ensemble conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw
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Unisono
(2004)
For large orchestra
Duration:
18'
2fl 2fl(pic fl-a) 2ob eh 2cl cl-p(cl) cl-b(cl) 2fg fg(cfg)
2sax 4h 3trp 2trb trb-b tb hp pf
timp 3perc str
Commissioned
by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Fund for
the Creation of Music.
Dedicated to Maria
Premiered
on the 16th of December by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,
conducted by Ed Spanjaard. Violin solo Alexander Kerr
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Orphic
Descent (2003)
For chamber orchestra
Duration:
5'20”
1121 1100 hp pf 2perc 2vl vla vc
Commissioned
by the Ictus Ensemble, the Rosas Dance Ensemble
and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation)
Dedicated to Thierry De Mey
Premiered
on the 13th of March 2003 by the Ictus Ensemble at
the Philharmonic Society of Brussels (Palais des beaux
arts),
conducted by George-Elie Octors
Dutch
premiere on the 27th of May 2003 in “De Grote Zaal”
at the
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam by the Ictus Ensemble at the
Philharmonic Society of Brussels (Palais des beaux arts),
conducted by George-Elie Octors
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Piano
concerto (2002)
For piano solo and chamber orchestra
Duration:
23'
fl(fl-a pic) ob(eh) cl(cl-b) fg(cfg) h trp trb perc vl
vla vc cb pf-solo
Commissioned
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Jacobs Commission)
for the Festival of Contemporary Music in Tanglewood and
with financial support
of the Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to George Benjamin and written for Ralph
van Raat
Premiered
on the 10th of August 2001 at the Festival of Contemporary
Music
in Tanglewood by Ralph van Raat, FCM Ensemble conducted
by Ludovic Morlot
Dutch
premiere on the 23rd of November 2003 at Vredenburg in
Utrecht
by Paulline Post and the Schönberg Ensemble conducted
by Reinbert de Leeuw
during a Festival around Pierre Audi
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Concerto
for orchestra (2002)
For large orchestra
Duration:
18'
pic(fl-a) fl(pic) fl(pic fl-a) 2ob ob(eh) 2cl cl(cl-b)
2fg fg(cfg) 3h 3trp 2trb trb-b 3trb 3hp
timp 3perc str(8.8.8.15.9.8.)
Commissioned
by the Residentie Orchestra with financial support of
the Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to Leo Samama
Premiered on the 19th of April 2002 by the Residentie
Orchestras
conducted by Kristjan Järvi
Premiere of the revised version on the 20th of February
2003 by the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by George Benjamin
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Der
Einsame im Herbst (F. Petrarca) (1998)
For chamber orchestra
Duration:
16'
pic fl(fl-a pic) ob eh 2cl cl-b fg cfg 2h trp trb perc
2pf 2vl vla vc cb
Commissioned
by the Rotterdam Philharmonic for the Gergiev Festival
Dedicated to Theo Loevendie
Premiered on the 24th of September 1998 by the Doelen
Ensemble
conducted by Henk Guittart in the Gergiev Festival
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Double
concerto, for clarinet, bass clarinet and orchestra
(1997)
For clarinet solo, bass clarinet solo and orchestra
Duration:
27'
fl(pic) fl(fl-a) 2ob cl cl(cl-b) 2fg 2h trp trp(trp-p)
trb-t trb-b timp 3-4perc hp pf str(8.8.6.5.4.)
cl-cl-b-solo
Commissioned
by the Matinee op de vrije Zaterdag with financial support
of the Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to Harry Sparnaay, Michel Arrignon and Peter
Eötvös
Premiered
on the 11th of October 1997 in the Grote Zaal of the Concertgebouw
by Harmen de Boer, Harry Sparnaay and the Radio Chamber
Orchestra
conducted by Peter Eötvös
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Flute
concerto (1996)
For flute solo and ensemble
Duration:
18'
1110 1100 2perc hp g man pf vl vla vc cb fl(pic fl-a)-solo
Commissioned
by Raymond Honing
Dedicated to Harrie Starreveld
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In
memoriam Dimitri Shostakovich, for 2 trumpets, 2 horns and
orchestra (1994)
For 2 trumpets, 2 horns and orchestra
Duration:
18'
2222 0020 timp perc str(8.8.6.6.4.) 2h-2trp-solo
In
memoriam Dimitri Shostakovich
Premiered
on the 19th of June 1996 by the Netherlands Ballet Orchestra
at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, conducted by Stefan
Asbury
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