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Symphony for chamber orchestra

or

First Symphony

 

for chamber orchestra or full orchestra, M.466 (1992)

 

 

LISTEN TO THE FIRST EXCERPT (middle of the work) :

 

 

SCORE OF THIS EXCERPT

 

 

LISTEN TO THE SECOND EXCERPT (end of the work) :

 

 

SCORE OF THIS EXCERPT

   

 

Interpretation :

 

Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana,

conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

 

TO SEE THE PAGE ABOUT THE CD CONTAINING THIS INTERPRETATION

 

This work has won in 1993 the first prize and public prize of the first competition for young composers, organized by the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in 1993. The first performance has been given on March 1st, 1993, by this orchestra, conducted by Jesus Lopez-Cobos.

 

Duration of the work : approximately 14 minutes

 

 

Commentary of the work by the composer :

 

As a tragic and dark score, this symphony highlights the specificities of the different instruments of a chamber orchestra. It is built with a multitude of related melodic fragments, which are developed polyphonically or through instrumental solos.