Petite symphonie concertante | Symphonie concertante

Petite symphonie concertante | Symphonie concertante
(Little) Concertante Symphony for harp, harpsichord and piano and 2 string orchestras | for full orchestra

Year of composition

1944-1945

Duration

22'

Scored for

harp, harpsichord and piano and 2 string orchestras (both orchestras):
vl I (4-6), vl II (3-5), vla (2-4), vcl (2-3), cb (1-2)
Symphonie concertante (1946), version for full orchestra:
3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp. - perc.(3) - harp(2) - piano - strings

Publication information

Original version: (UE34114); version for full orchestra (UE11823)

Premiere

World premiere original version (for harp, harpsichord and piano and 2 string orchestras): Zürich, 17 May 1946. Corina Blaser, harp; Hans Andrae, harpsichord; Rudolf am Bach, piano; Paul Sacher, conductor
First performance version for full orchestra, ‘Symphonie Concertante’: Lucerne (CH), 16 August 1947. International Music Weeks; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Recordings (selective list)

  • Petite symphonie concertante
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Frank Martin, conductor
    Jecklin-Disco JD 645-2 ℗ 1990 (FMS016)

  • Petite symphonie concertante
    Eva Guibentif, harp; Christiane Jaccottet, harpsichord; Ursula Ruttiman, piano
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Armin Jordan, conductor
    ERATO 2292-45649-2 ℗ 1991 / Warner Classics © 2002 (FMS165)

  • Petite symphonie concertante
    Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
    Geneviève Chevallier, harp; Dorota Cybulska, harpsichord; Gui-Michel Caillat, piano
    Thierry Fischer, conductor
    DINEMEC CLASSICS DCCD 012 ℗ + © 1996 (FMS126)

  • Symphonie concertante
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Matthias Bamert, conductor
    CHANDOS CHAN 9312 ℗ + © 1994 (FMS115)

  • Petite symphonie concertante
    Oslan Ellis, harp; Simon Preston, harpsichord; Sir Philip Ledger, piano
    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
    Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
    (recorded 21-22.V.1978 No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London)
    EMI 5 099926 434421 ℗ 2009 (FMS011)

  • Petite symphonie concertante
    Victoria Drake, harp; Anthony Newman, harpsichord; Claudia Hoca, piano
    Philharmonia Virtuosi
    Richard Kapp, conductor
    Intermusica SA © 2016

  • Petite symphonie concertante
    Chantal Mathieu, harp; Verena Graf, harpsichord; Carl Rütti, piano
    Zürcher Kammerorchester
    Edmond de Stoutz, conductor
    CALLO CD-713 ℗ + © 1992 (FMS127)

  • Petite symphonie concertante
    Simone Sporck, harp; G. Vaucher-Clerc, harpsichord; Doris Rossiaud, piano
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Ernest Ansermet, conductor
    Live recording 24.10.1951 - Radio Genève
    CASCAVELLE VEL2001 © 1990 (FMS133)

  • Petite symphonie concertante
    Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra
    Leopold Stokowski, conductor
    EMI Classics 7243 5 65868 2 ℗ 1958 + © 1996 (FMS037)

  • Symphonie concertante
    Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
    Steven Sloane, conductor
    MDG 901 1614-6 ℗ + © 2010 (FMS046)

  • ‘Collection Paul Sacher’
    Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
    Armin Jordan, conductor
    ESPACE2 - RSR 6172 ℗ 2005 (FMS141)

  • Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
    Karl Münchinger, conductor
    DECCA PY 925 ℗ 1963 + © 1996 (FMS074)

  • ‘Modern Pictures’
    NDR-Sinfonieorchester
    Günter Wand, conductor
    Live recording Musikhalle-Hamburg 26-11-1984
    RCA Victor RD60827 ℗ 1991 (FMS096)

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