Luciano Berio
Ricorrenze
Duration: 15'
Dedication: a Pierre Boulez per il suo sessantesimo compleanno
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
clarinet in Bb
bassoon
horn in F
Berio - Ricorrenze for flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, horn and bassoon
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Luciano Berio
Berio: Ricorrenze for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoonOrchestration: for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Type: Partitur
Luciano Berio
Berio: Ricorrenze for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoonOrchestration: for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Type: Stimmensatz
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Work introduction
Composed for the 60th birthday of his friend and comrade-in-arms Pierre Boulez, Ricorrenze was inspired by Terre Chaleureuse, a work by French artist Jean Dubuffet. Berio’s music is playful and virtuosic; based on the reiteration of pitches at various tempi and in various octaves, it initially has the effect of a pulsation which gradually seems to determine the music after it has ceased, to turn into rapid repetitions. Again and again, they are interrupted by rests and short, virtuosic runs, as the music becomes fitful. This is brilliant music for five winds.