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Elliott Carter: Concerto for Orchestra; Violin Concerto; Three Occasions Virgin Classics VC 7 91503-2 (1992) London Sinfonietta , Oliver Knussen, conductor | Ole Bøhn, violin
Violin Concerto (25:45): Recorded Henry Wood Hall, Feb 18, 1991 Three Occasions for Orchestra (3:13, 5:49, 6:57): Recorded Blackheath Concert Hall, Jun 3 1991 Producers: Oliver Knussen with Colin Matthews Balance Engineer: Tryggvi Tryggvason Notes by Elliott Carter, Oliver Knussen, Bayan Northcott
Three Occasions for Orchestra is an orchestral triptych by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was composed from 1986 through 1989 and was first performed at the Royal Festival Hall, London, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Oliver Knussen on October 5, 1989.
Elliott Carter: Concerto for Orchestra; Violin Concerto; Three Occasions Virgin Classics VC 7 91503-2 (1992) London Sinfonietta , Oliver Knussen, conductor | Ole Bøhn, violin
- Male
- December 11, 1908
- US
- November 5, 2012
Elliott Carter: Concerto for Orchestra; Violin Concerto; Three Occasions Virgin Classics VC 7 91503-2 (1992) London Sinfonietta , Oliver Knussen, conductor | Ole Bøhn, violin
The powerful intellectual control Elliott Carter (born 1908) exercises over his music and the deeply complex layers of sound this creates are the main fascination of these three orchestral movements.
The Violin Concerto is a concerto for violin and orchestra in three movements by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was jointly commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony and the violinist Ole Bøhn.
