Universal Edition - Luciano Berio – Linea | for 2 pianos, vibraphone and marimba

Luciano Berio
24.10.1925—27.05.2003

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Luciano Berio
Linea | for 2 pianos, vibraphone and marimba

Work Details
Year of composition: 1973
Scored for: for 2 pianos, vibraphone and marimba
Composer: Luciano Berio
Instrumentation details: piano(2); Vibraphone; marimba
Duration (min): 15
Dedication: a Vittoria Ottolenghi
Licensing: Licensing Request
World Première
Location: Grenoble / France
Date: 08.02.1974
Main Soloists: Katja und Marielle Labèque, Jean-Pierre Drouet, Silvio Gualda
Work Introduction

Linea is the first work Berio composed expressly for dance – Felix Blaska was the choreographer for the first performance – but it certainly can be programmed as a purely musical piece. For long stretches, each of the two pianists plays one-handed, frequently unisono with the percussion [...]

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