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37a. 4 Lauds

1984-2001
vn
1. Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi
[See item 102]
2. Statement--Remembering Aaron
Premiere: 17 June 1999, Bergen, Norway; Ole Böhn
3. Fantasy--Remembering Roger
Premiere: 12 October 1999, Cambridge, MA; Rolf Schulte
4. Rhapsodic Musings
ca: 5:00
composed as "a present to Robert Mann on his 80th birthday." Premiere: March 28, 2001, Merkin Hall, New York, NY; Robert Mann

39a. Asko Concerto

1999-2000
for ensemble
1(picc),1,1,bcl,1 - 1,1,1,0 - perc(1):xyl/vib/mar/med SD/BD - harp - pno(cel) - str(1,1,1,1,1)
ca: 12:00
Commissioned by the Asko Ensemble
Premiere: April 26, 2000, Amsterdam; Asko Ensemble, Oliver Knussen (cond)

39b. Au Quai

2002
for bn, va
ca: 3:00
Premiere: June 12, 2002 Queen Elizabeth Hall, London; London Sinfonietta

41a. Boston Concerto

2002
for orchestra
ca: 15:00
Premiere: April 3, 2003, Boston, MA; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Ingo Metzmacher (cond)

45a. Cello Concerto

2000
for cello and orchestra
ca: 20:00
Premiere: September 27, 2001, Chicago; Yo-Yo Ma (vc), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (cond)

61a. Figment No. 2

2001
for vc
ca: 5:00
composed "as a present for the wonderful American cellist Fred Sherry, who with his outstanding instrumental and organizational abilities and his boundless enthusiasms has done so much for music."

62a. Fragment No. 2

1999
for string quartet
ca: 3:00
"composed as a tribute to the Arditti Quartet that has so wonderfully championed my work."
Premiere: June 23, 1999, Munich; the Arditti Quartet

66a. Hiyoku

2001
for 2 cl
ca: 4:00
Dedicated to Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima
Premiere: 9 December 2001 Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima

75a. Oboe Quartet

2001
for ob, vn, va, vc
ca: 17:00
Commissioned by the International Festival of Music Lucerne
Premiere: 2 September 2001, Matthaeuskirche, Lucerne, Switzerland; Heinz Holliger (ob), Thomas Zehetmair (vn), Ruth Killius (va), Thomas Demenga (vc)

83a. Retracing

2002
for bn
ca. 3:00

83b. Retrouvailles

2000
for piano
ca. 2:00
Commissioned by the Royal Festival Hall, London
"written to celebrate the birthday of my friend, Pierre Boulez, March 26, 2000."
Premiere: March 26, 2000, South Bank Centre, London; Rolf Hind, piano

83c. Rhapsodic Musings

2000
for violin
ca. 5:00
"a present to Robert Mann on his 80th birthday."
Premiere: 28 March 2001, Merkin Hall, New York, NY; Robert Mann (vn)

88a. Steep Steps

2001
for b cl
ca. 3:00
"written for the greatly admired clarinetist and friend, Virgil Blackwell."
Premiere: October 17, 2001, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY; Virgil Blackwell

93. Symphonia--Sum Fluxae Pretiam Spei

Premiere of the complete work: 25 April 1998, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen (cond)

99. Tempo e tempi

Premiere: 24 May 2000, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London; Lucy Shelton (sop), members of the London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen (cond).
Also billed as world premiere: 10 October 2000, New York, NY; Susan Naruki (sop), Members of Speculum Musicae: Stephen Taylor (ob/eh), Allen Blustine (cl/bcl), Curtis Macomber (vn), and Chris Finckel (vc)

102. Three Recollections [See also 4 Lauds]

1. Statement--Remembering Aaron
Premiere: 17 June 1999, Bergen, Norway; Ole Bohn
3. Fantasy--Remembering Roger
Premiere: 12 October 1999, Cambridge, MA; Rolf Schulte

105a. Two Diversions

1999
for piano
ca. 8:00
Premiere: March 2, 2000, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY; Kirill Gerstein, pft


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