Snatches of a conversation
for double-bell trumpet solo and ensemble
Commissioned by “Europäischer Musikmonat 2001” Basel, Switzerland
Description
First performance: 25 November 2001, Basel
Ensemble Phoenix Basel
Conductor: Jürg Henneberger
Marco Blaauw, trumpet
Snatches… is as freely composed as an improvisation. A friendly conversation in a coffeehouse, snatches of clever conversation, full of irony… and we trace our way between the tables… The waiter is a double-bell trumpet…
The soloist do not improvise in this piece.
/Peter Eötvös/
Further information
Peter Eötvös´s Musik ist in vielen Fällen Klangrede: Er arbeitet zuweilen nach einem kompositorischen Prinzip der Sprachübersetzung, bei dem er Vokale als musikalische Klänge und Konsonanten als Geräuschklänge umsetzt. In seinen Stücken erwacht die instrumentale Sprache zum Leben, wird zur Mitteilung und verleiht den Instruemten anthropomorphe Züge.
Eötvös ist jedoch nicht nur ein Komponist der Sprache, sondern auch ein Mann des Theaters und des Humors. Alle drei Eigenschaften finden sich wieder in seinen Snatches of a Conversation, den “Fetzen einer Konversation”, einem Stück, das im Jahr 2001 entstand.
Performances
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Cond: Vladimir Jurowski
With: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marco Blaauw (trumpet)
Omar Ebrahim (narrator)
Eötvös: Snatches of a Conversation
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Musikfabrik Ensemble
Philharmonie, Cologne
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation, Natasha, da capo
Dialog Festival
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Eötvös: Natasha - new version for trumpet (Marco Blaauw, violine, clarinet and piano)
Eötvös: da capo (Miklós Lukács, cimbalom)
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Concerto Budapest
cond. György Lakatos
Budapest Music Center
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Insomnio Ensemble
conducted by Peter Eötvös
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Conductor: Peter Rundel
Cité de la musique, Salle des concerts
Eötvös: Snatches of a Conversation
Ensemble Intercontemporain
11-21 March
Eötvös: Snatches of a Conversation
Ensemble Intercontemporain
11-21 March
Eötvös: Snatches of a Conversation
Ensemble Intercontemporain
11-21 March
Eötvös: Snatches of a Conversation
Ensemble Intercontemporain
11-21 March
Eötvös: Snatches of a Conversation
Ensemble Intercontemporain
11-21 March
Eötvös: Psy, Snatches of a conversation, Korrespondenz, Encore, Sonata per sei
Green Umbrella Festival
Conductor: Gregory Vajda
Eötvös: IMA, Seven, Levitation, Snatches of a conversation
Composer portrait
Eötvös: IMA, Seven, Levitation
Zappa: 3 Orch. pieces
Bartók: Choirs
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Orch. Philharmonic Radio France
Eötvös: IMA, Seven, Levitation, Snatches of a conversation
Composer portrait
Eötvös: IMA, Seven, Levitation, Snatches of a conversation
Zappa: 3 Orch. pieces
Bartók: Choirs
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Orch. Philharmonic Radio France
Eötvös: IMA, Seven, Levitation, Snatches of a conversation
Composer portrait
Eötvös: IMA, Seven, Levitation
Zappa: 3 Orch. pieces
Bartók: Choirs
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Orch. Philharmonic Radio France
Eötvös: Cadenza, Snatches of a conversation, Natasha, Octet plus, Sonata per sei
Linea Ensemble
Cond: Jean-Philippe Wurtz
Budapest Autumn Festival
Eötvös: Shadows, Encore, Octet plus, Psy, Derwischtanz, Snatches of a conversation
Composer portrait
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Carnegie Hall
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation, Octet Plus
Gaida Festival Vilnius
van der Aa: Here (in Circles)
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Harvey: Sprechgesang
Eötvös: Octet plus
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Ensemble Modern
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Israel Contemporary Players
Conductor: Zsolt Nagy
Marco Blaaus, Richard Paley
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Israel Contemporary Players
Conductor: Zsolt Nagy
Marco Blaaus, Richard Paley
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Warsaw Autumn Festival
Conductor: Zsolt Nagy
Israel Contemporary Players
Marco Blaauw, Richard Paley
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Julliard School
Eötvös: Chinese Opera, Shadows, Two poems to Polly, Windsequenzen, Snatches of a conversation
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Ensemble Modern
Eötvös: Chinese Opera, Shadows, Two poems to Polly, Windsequenzen, Snatches of a conversation
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Ensemble Modern
Eötvös: Two poems to Polly, Chinese Opera, Snatches of a conversation, Windsequenzen
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Ensemble Modern
Eötvös: Two poems to Polly, Chinese Opera, Snatches of a conversation, Windsequenzen
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Ensemble Modern
Eötvös: Replica, Snatches of a conversation
Ravel: Tombeau du Couprin
M. van der Aa: Here (enclosed)
Eötvös: Replica, Snatches of a conversation
Prokofjev: Klassische Sinfonie
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Hilversum Radio Chamber Orchestra
Eötvös: Triangel, Replica, Snatches of a conversation
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Eötvös: Triangel, Snatches of a conversation, Replica
Budapest Spring Festival
Eötvös: Triangel, Snatches of a conversation, Replica
Michael van der Aa: Here
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Thalia Theatre Budapest
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation, Psalm 151, Paris-Dakar
Snatches of a conversation:
UMZE Budapest
Conductor: Zsolt Nagy
Psalm 151:
Zoltán Rácz, percussion
Paris-Dakar:
Budapest Jazz Orchestra
Conductor: László Kovács
Palais des Festivals
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation, Korrespondenz, Windsequenzen
Huddersfield Festival
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation (UMZE Ensemble Budapest)
Eötvös: Korrespondenz (Keller Quartet)
Eötvös: Windsequenzen (London Sinfonietta)
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation, Korrespondenz, Windsequenzen
Huddersfield Festival
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation (UMZE Ensemble Budapest)
Eötvös: Korrespondenz (Keller Quartet)
Eötvös: Windsequenzen (London Sinfonietta)
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Proms Festival London
Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Glanert: Secret Room
Carter: Clarinet concerto (Michael Collins, clarinet)
Ligeti: Aventures and Nouvelles Aventures
Cond: Peter Eötvös
London Sinfonietta
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Marco Blaauw, trumpet
Cond: Kasper de Roo
Ensemble MusikFabrik
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
Klangforum Wien
Eötvös: Korrespondenz, Kosmos, Mese, Snatches of a conversation, Windsequenzen
Korrespondenz (Pellegrini Quartet)
Kosmos (Andreas Grau, Götz Schumacher)
Mese
Snatches of a conversation (Musikfabrik, cond. Eötvös)
Windsequenzen (Musikfabrik, cond. Frank Ollu), latest version - first performance
with accordeon
WDR Cologne
Eötvös: Korrespondenz, Kosmos, Mese, Snatches of a conversation, Windsequenzen
Korrespondenz (Pellegrini Quartet)
Kosmos (Andreas Grau, Götz Schumacher)
Mese
Snatches of a conversation (Musikfabrik, cond. Eötvös)
Windsequenzen (Musikfabrik, cond. Frank Ollu), latest version - first performance
with accordeon
WDR Cologne
Eötvös: Snatches of a conversation
First performance
Marco Blaauw, trumpet
Ensemble Phoenix Basel
cond.: Jürg Henneberger
Details
Publisher information
Schott Music Mainz
https://en.schott-music.com/shop/snatches-of-a-conversation-no174719.html
Orchestration
Double-bell trumpet solo (flute, clarinet, sax, trombone, vibraphon, marimbaphon, speaking role, keyboard (see technical information), 2 violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass)
Technical information
The pianist plays on Master Keyboard.
Needed equipment:
Master Keyboard with KONTAKT Computer Program
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The sound material is available for download
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