composer
Peter Schat is one of the most colourful and widely-known Dutch composers of the 20th century. He was born in Utrecht, the son of a Protestant baker, and knew from ...
related works
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Instruments:
pf
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Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
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When Love Comes Knocking : Version for orchestra / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
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Symfonie Nº 2 : (1937) / Hendrik Andriessen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2222 4330 timp str
composition
De hemel : = The Heavens, twaalf symphonische variaties, twelve symphonic variations, for orchestra, 1989/1990 / Peter Schat
Contains:
Allegro moderato
Allegro
Adagio molto
Lento
Allegretto
Lento tranquillo
Piu mosso
Piu largo
Adagio molto tranquillo
Moderato energico
Piu vivo
Adagio
Description:
Program note (English): (First performance: 17-6-2000 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Hans Vonk, conducting). The idea for The Heavens arose during a trip in New Zealand, where I worked on the English translation of my book The Tone Clock with Jenny McLeod. The work describes a complete cycle of the sun as I experienced it on the beach of Ohiwa. I wrote a complete report in a letter to NRC-Handelsblad on November 3, 1989. - PETER SCHAT