Kaija Saariaho?s Emilie Suite was a joint commission by Carnegie Hall New York City Cité de la Musique Paris Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg.It wasfirst performed on 30 November 2011 at Carnegie Hall by the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu with Elizabeth Futral (soprano).The first performance in Paris took place on 23 April 2013 at Cité de laMusique by the Avanti! Chamber Orchestraconducted by Ernest Martinez Izquierdo with Barbara Hannigan (soprano).

Partition pour soprano et orchestre
Style : contemporain
Nombre de pages : 74 57 (A3)

Konzertarie mit Orchester. Par BERG ALBAN. Universal Edition continues its new study score standard. These completely redesigned scores offer an unparalleled insight into the music of the last hundred years. Great care has been taken to select the best available content for this journey through music history, and every score has been edited according to the latest quality standards./ Répertoire / Soprano et Orchestre

A work for Soprano Woodwind 2 Horns and Strings.Duration: circa 15 minutesProgramme Note: 'This work was commissioned as a possible companion piece to Mozart?s Exsultate Jubilate and the decision was quickly made to write something as a complete contrast. The poems chosen one anonymous from the early 16th century the other two by the famous Scottish poet William Dunbar [1460? 1513?] describe the promise of salvation after life?s dark passage. Each of the three poems echo this thought: ?In celum ther is joy with Thee? ?A short torment for infinite gladness? and ?Since erdly joy abides never Work for the joy thatlastès ever?. Thus in each poem the poet can overcome the fear of his inevitable death with the certainty of salvation: this work also has its ?dark? moments but the overall mood is one of calmness and peace. As with the words there are several musical motives that link the three songs. The musical motive for the refrain ?Terribilis mors conturbat me? in the first macaronic poem [also a salute to Mozart since the Exsultate is in Latin] returns a little higher and more despairingly in each verse until the last verse where it is played a whole octave higher. This motive reappears [played mostly by the oboes] in the last song but now the pitch of each repeat goes in reverse that is from high to low. The famous motive of the Gregorian chant Dies Irae [representing death] is used to accompany the prayer of the second song. A musical motive for the joy of Paradise appears in the second song ?A free choice given to Paradise or Hell?. There is also a ubiquitous 3-note chordal cluster which is used to illustrate the words: sometimes as a colour and

Six Russian Folksongs is a work by John Tavener composed for Soprano Voice and Ensemble. The work was composed for the 15th birthday of the Nash Ensemble.

12 Lieder für Sopran und Ensemble - Worte von Else Lasker-Schüler. Par POPPE ENNO. / Date parution : 2023-03-11/ Répertoire / Ensemble et Soprano