The Canticle of the Sun
(Sonnengesang) (1997)for cello, chamber choir and percussion
Duration: 43'
Music Text
St Francis of Assisi (I)
Scoring
Soloist to play:wind.gong/BD/flex
perc(2):timp/glass.chimes/ant.cym/tam-t/bell.plates/marimba;crot/glass.chimes/ant.cym/t.bells/bell.plates/glsp/vib-cel-mixed choir(min.6.6.6.6)
Abbreviations (PDF)
Publisher
Sikorski
World Premiere
2/9/1998
Frankfurt
Mstislav Rostropovich (vlc) / State Choir of Kaunas, Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra percussionists
Frankfurt
Mstislav Rostropovich (vlc) / State Choir of Kaunas, Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra percussionists
Press Quotes
"...The Canticle is not so much a concerto-like conversation as a follow-my-leader mystical journey in glorification of the creator, the elements, life and eventually death..."
BBC Music Magazine
Recommended Recording
Mstislav Rostropovich//London Voices/London Symphony Orchestra/Ryusuke Numajiri
Warner Classics 5571532
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