Luciano Berio
24.10.1925—27.05.2003

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Luciano Berio
"points on the curve to find ..." | for piano and 22 instruments

Work Details
Year of composition: 1974
Scored for: for piano and 22 instruments
Composer: Luciano Berio
Soloinstruments/Soloists: piano
Instrumentation: 3 2 3 2 - 2 2 1 1 - cel, alto sax, vla(1), vc(2), cb(1)
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute; oboe; cor anglais; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb (+t.sax(Bb)); 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; trombone; bass tuba; celesta; viola; 1st violoncello; 2nd violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 11
Dedication: to Dorothy d'Bonaventura

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World Première
Location: Donaueschingen / Germany
Date: 20.10.1974
Orchestra: SWF-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Ernest Bour
Main Soloists: Anthony di Bonaventura
Work Introduction

“Points on the curve to find …” sounds like one of the Chemins – perhaps because Berio initially composed the piano part, before adding the orchestral layers. The piece starts off in a great hurry, with an incessant tremolo in the piano, until the music abruptly halts just before the [...]

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