The sixteen works include solo, chamber, vocal and orchestral music, and are premiere recordings. Soundings for piano and orchestra 2005 horn concerto 2006 interventions for piano and orchestra 2007 flute. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from oliver knussen at the discogs marketplace. Carter conceived his piano concerto as an 85th birthday present for igor stravinsky, who had been a proponent of carter s music for some time. Musical works of elliott carter 19082012 stage works. The general character of my concerto for orchestra, which the new york philharmonic society commissioned for its 125th anniversary, was suggested by the nobel prize. Carter also occasionally develops dramatic scenarios for his compositions. John perses vents winds, a long poem about america which suggested a way of ordering a piece.
Elliott carter, oliver knussen, london sinfonietta elliott carter. Carter concerto for orchestra by scoresondemand issuu. Pocahontas 193839 the minotaur 1947, choreographed by george balanchine and john taras. Watts returns to orchestra hall to perform griegs magnificent piano concerto, one of the most beloved of all time. The piano concerto 19641965 adapts to another musical situation the same preoccupation with expression, physical performance methods and formal processes found in my string quartet no. He is one of the most important composers of classical music of his time. Elliott carter catenaires pdf stream elliott carter. Elliott carter, american composer, a musical innovator whose erudite style and novel principles of polyrhythm, called metric modulation, won worldwide attention. From an early, quasineoclassical style, carter forged his own complex, dramatically oriented adaptation of serial methods. The general character of my concerto for orchestra, which the new york philharmonic society commissioned for its 125th. Variations for orchestra is an orchestral composition by the american composer elliott carter.
My cello concerto is introduced by the soloist alone, playing a frequently interrupted cantilena that presents ideas later to be expanded into movements. Collins london sinfonietta bbc symphony orchestra knussen elliott carter. Elliott carter concerto for piano 1964 music sales. Concerto for orchestra by elliott carter, published by associated music publishers inc concerto for orchestra by elliott carter, published by associated music publishers inc. Thierry fischer leads the seoul philharmonic orchestra and soloist emmanuel pahud in the south korean premiere of carter s flute concerto, december 56. Completed in august, 1961, it is an antiphonal work for two small orchestras each led by one of the soloists. Vocal works licensed to youtube by naxosofamerica, the orchard music on behalf of bridge records. Concerto for orchestra first performed on february 5, 1970. Larger files may take several minutes over slower connections. Double concerto for harpsichord and piano with two chamber. The 1960s were the time of concertos for elliott carter. It was given its premiere on april 21, 1956, by the louisville orchestra under the conductor robert whitney, both to whom the work is dedicated. He was twice awarded the pulitzer prize for music, in 1960 and 1973.
Music sales publishing, and 2 music rights societies. London sinfonietta, oliver knussen concerto for orchestra, etc album 2 versions. Variations for orchestra by elliott carter tanglewood festival of contemporary music. Carter was inspired by the imagery of saintjohn perses 1946 poem, vents. He is one of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century, having combined elements of european modernism and american ultramodernism into a distinctive style with a personal harmonic and rhythmic language, after an early neoclassical phase. A guide to elliott carters music music the guardian. The first performance was given by the orchestra, under frederick stock, on february 6. Along with robert schumann, johannes brahms and bernd alois zimmermann, during the 20082009 season the orchestra also paid tribute to the american composer elliott carter on his 100th birthday, focussing on several of his compositions. Written during a stay in berlin in the mid60s, the concerto is a tragic, even violent, piece that fuses the composers love of formal, rhythmic, and harmonic complexity with a deeply human sense of contemporary social and political concerns. December 11, 1908 november 5, 2012 was an american modernist composer. Clarinet concerto 1996 for clarinet and small orchestra. Concerto for orchestra 1969 compositions elliott carter, composer.
Back in the usa he worked as musical director of ballet caravan until 1940 and as a teacher. One of the most significant postworld war ii american composers, elliott carter remained a forceful and eloquent voice into his tenth decade. And weve got an extra shot of inspiration for you in the astonishing three illusions of the late, great american composer elliott carter, part of a whitehot streak of creativity from carter s 97th year. Elliott carter s view of the capitol from the library of congress aus a mirror on which to dwell, in quellenstudien ii. Elliot carter, michael gielen, swf symphony, ursula oppens carter. Feb 5, 1970 new york philharmonic leonard bernstein. First, in 1961, the double concerto for harpsichord and piano appeared. My double concerto for harpsichord and piano, commissioned by the fromm foundation, is dedicated to paul fromm. Music by elliott carter page 2 flute concerto, 2008 concertino for bass clarinet and chamber orchestra, 2009 two controversies and a conversion for piano, percussion, and chamber orchestra dialogues ii for piano and chamber orchestra, 2012 choral tarantella, 1937 harvest home, 1937 lets be gay, 1937 to music, 1937 heart not so heavy as mine, 1938 the defense of corinth, for speaker, male. Concerto for piano and orchestra concerto for orchestra three occasions. These movements are connected by episodes that often refer to the final allegro fantastico. The general character of my concerto for orchestra was suggested by the nobel prizewinning poem vents winds by the french poet who calls himself st. In casting about for a plan, a dramatic and musical structure for such a multiple concerto, i came across st. In the program notes, elliott carter wrote of the piece.
He lived to be 103 years old and continued composing all his life. Concerto for orchestra by elliott carter tanglewood festival of. One starts to hear this process in the string quartet no. The double concerto written more than 45 years ago was once described as the culmination of carter s mature style. The concerto for orchestra is a fourmovement concerto for orchestra written in 1969 by the american composer elliott carter. Variations for orchestra carter wikipedia republished. Buy scores in north america and the world except for europe. Now tomorrow, in fact, with great birthday fanfares elliott carter is an authority figure 70 years old, worldwide probably, one of the more performed and analyzed practitioners of his. Knussens interpretation is boulezian, revealing every detail of the score.
Elliott carter variations for orchestra double concerto. Elliott carter william schuman leonard bernstein, new york philharmonic. Elliott carter was born on 11december 1908 in new york. In praise of shahn canticle for orchestra first performed on january 29, 1970. In sleep, in thunder 1981 a mirror on which to dwell 1975 syringa 1978 three poems of. Even the composer admitted that he doubted its value. Elliott carter william schuman leonard bernstein, new.
Carter s music is complicated and deep but rewarding to listeners who invest some time in. Concerto for orchestra clip i had been thinking about writing a work which treated most of the players in the orchestra as soloists, when the commission from the new york philharmonic started me off. Concerto for orchestra in praise of shahn canticle for. He became interested in music during his teenage years and he was motivated to pursue it by the composer charles ives, who used to sell insurance to his family. The concerto for orchestra brings us back to the american carter, taking us on an exhausting journey, a universe of sound in only twenty minutes. The cellist fred sherry who performed the first recording of carters cello concerto described the concerto for orchestra as one of three carter pieces he would recommend to every music lover, including a symphony of three orchestras and symphonia. Carter s 1990 violin concerto was considered a failure at its san francisco symphony orchestra premiere. In this score i have tried to find meaningful, personal ways of revealing the cellos vast array of wonderful possibilities. Elliott carter concerto for piano 1964 composer note. And who could have predicted that the concerto for orchestra completed in 1969, when carter was sixty would eventually join his depressionera ballet pocahontas in the first quarter of his total output. The work was commissioned by the louisville orchestra and was composed in 1955, based on the composers sketches from 1953 and 1954. A fantastic performance from nicholas daniel and the bbc symphony orchestra of carters most lyrical concerto. Concerto for orchestra elliott carter wise music classical. Elliott carter december 11, 1908 november 5, 2012 was an american composer.
This is a list of works by the american composer elliott carter ballet. In celebration of elliott carter s 101st birthday, bridge records is pleased to release the music of elliott carter, vol. Variations for orchestra double concerto for piano, harpsichord and orchestra piano concerto the new philharmonia orchestra, frederik prausnitz, charles rosen piano, paul jacobs harpsichord, boston symphony orchestra, erich leinsdorf, jacob lateiner piano. The vocal works 19751981 bridge records bcd 9014 1993 buy. Though its often said that carter s later music became more lyrical and accessible, the more likely truth is that musicians caught on to his language and projected it more clearly. During the time that remained until his death in 2011, carter composed many outstanding works. Elliott carter biography elliott carter childhood, life. Virtuosity is also demanded of listeners hearing this work for the first time, who may be surprised to learn that its design has 19th century. Carter, who was born of a wealthy family, was educated at harvard. Canticle stephen hartke twentiethcentury poets also inspired several of his large instrumental works, such as the concerto for orchestra and a symphony of three orchestras.
Elliott carter completed his concerto for flute and ensemble in march 2008, back when he was only 99. Such works as sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and harpsichord 1952 are enticing, whereas the larger orchestral works, such as the double concerto and the piano concerto are sonorous, expansive events. Variations for orchestra by elliott carter tanglewood. Osmo vanska leads the minnesota orchestra in performances of carters three illusions for orhestra sep 1921. I decided on a clarinet concerto, knowing how wonderful an artist its clarinettist, alain damiens, is. Roy harris, walter piston, david diamond, elliott carter, and philip. Variations for orchestra 195455 is now routinely described as a 20thcentury masterpiece, and his double concerto for harpsichord, piano and.