Second Concerto for Orchestra

Description

Flute 1, Flute 2, Alto Flute, Flute 3, Piccolo, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Oboe 3, English Horn, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Clarinet in Bb 3, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bassoon 3, Contrabassoon, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 3, Horn in F 4, Trumpet in C 1, Trumpet in C 2, Trumpet in C 3, Trumpet in C 4, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Celesta, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass — Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Music, Stucky’s Second Concerto for Orchestra is presented in a handsome edition. Commissioned by and written for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and musical director Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Second Concerto for Orchestra was crafted around musical signatures, representing the parties involved. The result is a 26 minute, three-movement masterpiece.