Erasmi Monumentum

Erasmi Monumentum
per orchestra et organo (for full orchestra and organ)

Year of composition

1969

Duration

22'

Scored for

Full orchestra and organ: 3 3 3 sax 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp. - perc. - piano - strings
I. Homo pro se - De onafhankelijke man (The independent man)
II. Stulticiae Laus - De lof der Zotheid (In praise of folly)
III. Querela Pacis - De aanklacht der Vrede (A plea for peace)
Commissioned by the Rotterdamse Kunststichting, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Desiderius Erasmus (1469?-1536).

Publication information

Universal Edition (UE14914); study score available at Musikproduktion Hoeflich (mph363)

Premiere

World premiere: Rotterdam, 27 October 1969. Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest; Jean Fournet, conductor

Video

Recordings (selective list)

  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Matthias Bamert, conductor
    CHANDOS CHAN 9283 ℗ + © 1994 (FMS116)

  • Basel Sinfonietta
    Ludger Lohmann, organ
    Volkert Hempfling, conductor
    URSINA MOTETTE CD 40141 ℗ 1993 (FMS160)

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