Luciano Berio
Récit
Short instrumentation: perc, sop.sax(3), alto sax(3), t.sax(3), bar.sax(2), bass sax (or bar.sax))
Duration: 15'
Bearbeitet von: Claude Delangle, Vincent David
Solos:
alto saxophone in Eb
Instrumentation details:
1st soprano saxophone in Bb
2nd soprano saxophone in Bb
3rd soprano saxophone in Bb
1st alto saxophone in Eb
2nd alto saxophone in Eb
3rd alto saxophone in Eb
1st tenor saxophone in Bb
2nd tenor saxophone in Bb
3rd tenor saxophone in Bb
1st baritone saxophone in Eb
2nd baritone saxophone in Eb
bass saxophone in Bb (or 3rd bar.sax(Eb))
percussion
Berio - Récit for alto saxophone, ensemble of 12 saxophones and percussion
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Luciano Berio
Berio: Récit (Chemins VII) f. Sax-EnsembleOrchestration: for alto saxophone, ensemble with 12 saxophones and percussion
Type: Partitur
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Work introduction
Récit is based on Sequenza IX (1980), also for alto saxophone. Berio chose the title “Récit” to underline the music’s narrative character, selecting the word, as he said, under the influence of French philosopher Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005). Berio noted in an interview that the orchestra functions in a different way from that of the other Chemins: instead of further developing or preparing the solo part, it is completely autonomous. Essentially, the alto saxophone plays the Sequenza – but the pauses are longer this time, to let the orchestra unfold its own material.