Notenkrakers' Notulen
About the composition
Notenkrakers’ notulen (Nutcrackers’ minutes) is based on the minutes of the public discussion that took place in April 1970 between the so-called ‘Nutcrackers’ and the board of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The discussion was a result of the infamous 1969 ‘Nutcrackers Action’, when a group of angry young composers disrupted a performance by the Concertgebouw Orchestra in order to demand more democratic involvement and innovation.
Details
Year of composition:
2020
Duration:
14'30"
Instrumentation:
Soprano and orchestra
(2222-2220 timp, 2 perc, pf/cel, hp, str)
Publisher:
Recording:
cd Horizon 10; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Antony Hermus, soprano Katharine Dain
Performers:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Antony Hermus, soprano Katharine Dain (2020)
Commissiond by:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
