Respond
for Viola solo and 32 musicians
Description
First performance:
9th January, 2022 – Berlin
Orchestra of Staatskapelle, Berlin
Conductor: James Gaffigan
Yulia Deyneka, viola
A new version of the 1998 Replica work, with a new title, in line with the requirements of the covid pandemic, its large orchestra was reduced from 49 to 32 and received a musical extension.
The piece was written in close proximity to the opera Three Sisters, and it is undoubtedly related to that work in its mood. The composer has written: “One of the basic attitudes of the concerto is leave-taking, which refers to the three great farewell scenes that close each of the opera’s three sequences.”
Synopsis
Performances
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Publisher information
Edition Ricordi Berlin (Sy 5884)
Orchestration
2 flutes (2nd also piccolo and alto flute)
1 oboe
1 Eng. horn
2 clarinets in A
1 bass clarinet
2 bassoons (2nd also contrabassoon)
2 horns in F
2 trumpets in Bb (2nd also flugelhorn, both straight, wawa, cup)
1 trombone (straight, cup)
Percussion (2 players)
1 harp
1 celesta
4 violins
4 violas
4 cellos
2 double basses
1st percussion:
Tubular bells
Vibraphone
Cymbales à due
Sizzle Cymbal
Triangle
2nd percussion:
Glockenspiel
Crotale
Triangle
Bass drum
Cymbal (high)
Technical information
Further information
Sound
Gallery
Eötvös: Respond, Hungarian premiere,
Máté Szűcs, viola; cond: Peter Eötvös;
Concerto Orch., Budapest – 2023
photo: László Mudra
Eötvös: Respond, Hungarian premiere,
Máté Szűcs, viola; cond: Peter Eötvös;
Concerto Orch., Budapest – 2023
photo: László Mudra