Michelangelo Sketches

Michelangelo Sketches (2013)

for symphony orchestra

2 fl, picc; 2 ob, ca; 2 cl, b cl; 2 bsn, cbsn
4 hn; 2 tpt; 2 tbn, tba
timp; perc; hp
strings

Duration: c. 7 minutes

Programme note:

Two extracts from Michelangelo Drawing Blood in new orchestrations

1. Releasing the Sculpture
2. Ascension

Michelangelo Sketches was performed in workshops given by BBC National Orchestra of Wales on 11 February and 31 March 2015.

The first movement – Releasing the Sculpture – was selected for a performance at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Bay on 1 April 2015 by BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Jac van Steen.

Video

Audio

Michelangelo Sketches – BBC NOW, Frank Zielhorst (workshop 2015)

1st movemnet: Releasing the Sculpture – BBC NOW, Jac van Steen (concert 2015)

Score

michelangelo-sketches-symphony-orchestra Download

Orchestral parts

Orchestral parts available at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

and from Ty Cerdd – Music Centre Wales

Image

2015 BBC NOW – Jac van Steen

Performances

01.04.15

CARDIFF

BBC Hoddinott Hall

BBC National Orchestra of Wales,
Jac van Steen

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