Suite from Equinox
Victoria Bond
About this work:
Premiere: July, 1982 Dublin, Ireland
Radio Telefis Eirean, Dublin Ireland, Victoria Bond, conductor
Commentary: Extracted from the ballet Equinox based on the Hermann Hesse novel Narcissus and Goldmund, this suite distills the dramatic action of the story into a tight and cohesive unity.
Reviews: "The total effect is spine-chilling"
--Today's Post
"The work is built around the contrast between the spiritual and the sensual...a strong, probing work...provokes and disturbs."
--Currier
Year composed: 1977
Duration: 00:20:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Standard Orchestra
Instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 2 Flute, 2 Oboe, 1 English Horn, 2 Clarinet, 1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 2 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet, 1 Trombone, 1 Timpani, 1 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 22 Strings (General), 10 Violin, 5 Viola, 4 Cello, 3 Double bass, 1 Harp
Instrumentation notes: Seesaw Music
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