Victoria Borisova-Ollas
*21.12.1969

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Victoria Borisova-Ollas
Before the Mountains Were Born | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 2005
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Victoria Borisova-Ollas
Soloinstruments/Soloists: flute; oboe; clarinet in Bb; bassoon
Instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(3), hp, pno, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute (+alto fl; picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb (+bass cl(Bb)); 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; harp; piano (+cel); violin I; violin II; violin III; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Commissioned by: Commissioned by Südwestrundfunk
Duration (min): 16
Dedication: Dedicated to Andrey Boreyko and the RSO Stuttgart
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World Première
Location: Beethovenhalle Stuttgart / Germany
Date: 12.10.2005
Orchestra: RSO Stuttgart
Conductor: Andrey Boreyko
Work Introduction

The title of the piece, Before the Mountains were Born, comes from Psalm 90. Many beautiful pictures came into my mind whilst reading this psalm. I pursued my reminiscences of all those "frescoes" whilst composing the piece. When the RSO Stuttgart approached me for a new piece, featuring [...]

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