Song-Suite for Violin and Orchestra

Arranged by Paul Bateman.

Work Details

Duration

19 minutes

First Performance

Symphonic version: 7 March 2014, Dessau, Anhaltisches Theater, Daniel Hope, solo violin, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Yutaka Sado, cond. (did not include "My Ship")
Chamber version: 21 January 2017, Los Angeles, Alex Theatre, Daniel Hope, solo violin, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, cond.

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Havanna-Lied (Ach bedenken Sie, Herr Jakob Schmidt)
September Song
Kanonen-Song
My Ship
Speak Low
Moritat von Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife)

Instrumentation
- Solo Violin
- 2 Flutes
- Oboe
- 2 Clarinets (A and B-flat)
- Tenor saxophone
- 2 Bassoons
- 4 Horns
- 3 Trumpets
- 2 Trombones
- Bass trombone
- Harp
- Acoustic guitar
- Glockenspiel
- Timpani
- Drum set
- Strings
Chamber Version
- Solo Violin
- 2 Flutes
- Oboe
- 2 Clarinets (A and B-flat)
- Bassoon
- 2 Horns
- 2 Trumpets
- Trombone
- Tuba
- Harp
- Acoustic guitar
- Glockenspiel
- Timpani, percussion
- Strings

Song-Suite for Violin and Orchestra. For Seasons. Daniel Hope, violin.

Deutsche Grammophon (479 6922), 2017

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