Superorganisms
(2022)
for large orchestra
commissioned by Berliner Philharmoniker, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, LA Phil, Orchestre de Paris and Czech Philharmonic
first performance
NHK Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth
27/6/2023 » Tokyo, Japan
Berliner Philharmoniker
conducted by Kirill Petrenko
TBA » Berliner Philharmonie
durata » 20′
to Kirill Petrenko and Berliner Philharmoniker
Bärenreiter BA 11197-72
Superorganism 01 Superorganism 02 Superorganism 03 Superorganism 04 4 flutes (2., 3. also piccolo) 4 oboes 4 clarinets in B♭ 4 bassoons 6 French horns 4 trumpets in C (silent and plunger mutes) 4 trombones (silent and plunger mutes) piano 2 accordions percussion 1 – vibraphone, marimba, roto-tom high, suspended cymbal, waldteufel percussion 2 – glockenspiel, marimba, roto-tom high, suspended cymbal percussion 3 – marimba, crotales (A♭5, B♭5), 4 temple blocks (G#4, B4, C#5, E5), high kettle drum (F3-C4), suspended cymbal, waldteufel percussion 4 – marimba, crotales (E♭5, G5), high kettle drum (F3-C4), suspended cymbal, gran cassa 2 harps strings (14, 14, 10, 10, 8) (violins I 1., 2. and violins II 1.–14. have heavy mutes)