Asko Concerto for ensemble (1999) | Compositions

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Dedication: The Eduard van Beinum Foundation, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Buy Score: Hendon Music (Boosey & Hawkes)
Manuscripts: Paul Sacher Stiftung

Premiere: Apr 26, 2000/ Asko Ensemble / Oliver Knussen/ Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

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My Asko Concerto for sixteen players features each one of them participating in one of the following groups—two trios, two duos, a quintet or a solo. These six sections are framed by the entire group playing together. Although the music is in lighthearted mood, each soloistic section approaches ensemble playing in a different spirit.

The score was commissioned by the Dutch Asko Ensemble from Amsterdam that has performed so many of my works. It was composed largely during January 2000 in New York City.

– Elliott Carter

Recordings (1)

The Music of Elliott Carter, Volume Seven
Bridge Records 9177 (2005)
Nicolas Hodges, piano | London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, conductor | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Fred Sherry, cello | Asko Ensemble