Wolfgang Rihm: Dämmerung

Aufzeichnung (1985)
in
for large orchestra
5 3 5 3 - 4 4 4 1 - perc(6), str(16 14 12 10 7)
Duration: 5’
Instrumentation details:
1st piccolo
2nd piccolo
1st flute
2nd flute
3rd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe
3rd oboe
clarinet in Eb
1st clarinet in A
2nd clarinet in A
3rd clarinet in A
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
2nd trumpet
3rd trumpet
4th trumpet
1st trombone
2nd trombone
3rd trombone
4th trombone
bass tuba
1st percussion
2nd percussion
3rd percussion
4th percussion
5th percussion
6th percussion
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
contrabass
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Composer: Wolfgang Rihm
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Work introduction

This mysterious piece could serve as the introduction to the second half of a concert; the large orchestra well precedes similar compositions of longer duration. The five minutes of Dämmerung are fully charged with music and theatrical events; restless moods succeed one another in a depiction of forceful drama (or dramatic force) typical of Rihm, alternating with tender sensitivity.

Translation: Grant Chorley