Elliott Carter

Flöte (Piccolo-Flöte), Oboe (Englischhorn), Bb Klarinette (Es Klarinette), Fagott (Kontrafagott), Horn.

The composer states:'Figment No. 2' was compsed in the spring of 2001 as a present for the wonderful American cellist Fred Sherry, who with his outstanding instrumental and organizational abilities an...

Gra (Spiel' auf Polnisch) für Solo-Klarinette wurde zu Ehren meines lieben Freundes Witold Lutoslawski zum Anlaß seines 80. Geburtstages komponiert. In den etwa fünfundzwanzig Jahren, die ich Witold k...

This piece is based on the trombone solo in Carter's Double Trio piece from 2011.

Four Lauds, a collection of solo violin pieces written at different times, intend to express gratitude to some of the musiciians whose friendship has meant so much to me: Aaron Copland, Roger Sessions...

The term 'late work' literally is true for hardly any other piece of music than this piece. For it was composed by Carter for a concert marking his 103rd birthday which took place in his native city o...

Soprano solo.

Three Occasions for Orchestra is comprised of three short orchestral pieces: A Celebration of Some 100 x 150 Notes (1986) * Remembrance (1988) * Anniversary (1989). Each may be performed separately or...