Danse sylvestre
(Sylvester dance)
2222 /2220 –Timpani-Percussion-Strings (8.6.5.4.2)
(2013)
Duration : 1’
Commissioned by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Turin
First performance on december 31st 2013 in Turin by the OPT directed by Alessandro Cadario
Listening to the work :
The circumstances of the first performance of this piece – a New Year concert – influenced the form and poetic content of this work : a « dance », of course, intertwined with polkas and other Viennese waltzes ; « Sylvester » in tribute to the Saint’s birthday, a 31st December.
Patrick Burgan