Spartiti Oliver Knussen per orchestra

Higglety Pigglety Pop! is the second of Knussen's two extraordinary fantasy operas created in collaboration with the acclaimed author Maurice Sendak. Composed between 1984-5 but finding its final form...

... The symphony is the work of a modern Ravel. The Independent, 27 June 1988 Oliver Knussen’s reputation as a master of the large orchestra was cemented by his Third Symphony. Composed in 1979 when K...

This delightful 17-minute song cycle for soprano and orchestra was derived from Knussen’s fantasy opera Where the Wild Things Are . It brings together the bulk of solo scenes involving the opera...

None of the four songs lasts more than a few minutes, yet they pack in an astonishing range of emotional and vocal nuance. . . with wonderfully lucid colours drawn from a vast ensemble; each song seem...

... a little jewel of a five-minute orchestral piece. Edward Greenfield, The Guardian, 17 June 1988 Instrumentation: 3.1.ca.3.1.cbsn - 4030 - perc(4): timp/tam-t/2 t.bells/susp.cym/vib/tamb/sleigh bel...

... creates a shimmering tapestry of sound that ranges satisfyingly wide within a brief-span - a fine display piece for conductor and every section of the orchestra. The Guardian, 17 September 1988 In...

‘A work of extraordinary inner energy that already seems like a classic.’ Financial Times (Andrew Clark) on the Violin Concerto, 11 May 2005 Instrumentation: 3.1.ca.2.1.cbsn - 3220 - timp(...

Violin Part to Oliver Knussen's Violin Concerto, available to print instantly at home in digital sheet music format. One of Oliver Knussen’s most celebrated works, the Violin Concerto, begins and ends...

The wish to compose something for Barry Tuckwell had been somewhere at the back of my mind for almost as long as I can remember. Hence, when I received an invitation form the Suntory Foundation to wri...