Edison Wassiljewitsch Denisow
Peinture
Short instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp(3), perc(4), hp, cel, pno, str
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation details:
piccolo
1st flute
2nd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe
cor anglais
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
bass clarinet in Bb
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
contrabassoon
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(3)
percussion(4)
harp
celesta
piano
1.2th violin I
3.4th violin I
5.6th violin I
7.8th violin I
9.10th violin I
11.12th violin I
13.14th violin I
15.16th violin I
1.2th violin II
3.4th violin II
5.6th violin II
7.8th violin II
9.10th violin II
11.12th violin II
1.2th viola
3.4th viola
5.6th viola
7.8th viola
9.10th viola
1.2th violoncello
3.4th violoncello
5.6th violoncello
7.8th violoncello
1.2th contrabass
3.4th contrabass
5.6th contrabass
Denisow - Peinture for orchestra
Work introduction
Edison Wassiljewitsch Denisow was one of the unofficial Soviet avant-garde. He composed seriously and successfully in the style of the Second Viennese School, clearly with different results from those in the west. In 1970, Denisov wrote Peinture for large orchestra, a work which fascinatingly reflects all the elements of the conflict to which the composer was subjected as he was caught between western avant-garde and official Russian musical tradition.