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Pierre Boulez
Improvisation I "Le vierge, le vivace et le bel aujourd'hui" | No. 2 from "Pli selon pli" (Portrait de Mallarmé) | for soprano and orchestra

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Year of composition: 1957/1962
Subtitle: No. 2 from "Pli selon pli" (Portrait de Mallarmé)
Scored for: for soprano and orchestra
Text Author: Stéphane Mallarmé
Original Language: französisch
Soloinstruments/Soloists: soprano
Instrumentation: 2 0 2 0 - 4 0 0 0 - perc(8), hp(3), cel, alto sax(2), mand, guit, vla(8), cb(6)
Instrumentation details: 1st flute (+picc); 2nd flute (+picc); 1st clarinet in Eb (+cl(A)); 2nd clarinet in Eb (+cl(A)); 1st alto saxophone in Eb; 2nd alto saxophone in Eb; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; 4th percussion; 5th percussion; 6th percussion; 7th percussion; 8th percussion; 1st harp; 2nd harp; 3rd harp; celesta; mandolin; guitar; 1st viola; 2nd viola; 3rd viola; 4th viola; 5th viola; 6th viola; 7th viola; 8th viola; 1st contrabass; 2nd contrabass; 3rd contrabass; 4th contrabass; 5th contrabass; 6th contrabass
Remarks: This version is intended to be performed within the cycle "Pli selon pli". In case of performances of "Improvisation I" separately or in combination with "Improvisation II" the version with chamber setting shall be played (see "original version").

Duration (min): 6

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World Première
Location: Donaueschingen / Germany
Date: 20.10.1962
Orchestra: SWF-SO Baden-Baden
Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Main Soloists: Eva Maria Rogner

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