Superorganisms
(2022)
for large orchestra
commissioned by Berliner Philharmoniker, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, LA Phil, Orchestre de Paris and Czech Philharmonic
first performance
Berliner Philharmoniker
conducted by Kirill Petrenko
TBA » Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin
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)