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Performance by Emmanuel Pahud, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti from the CD [Selected works by] Carl Vine. |
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Score & Part
Pipe dreams : concerto for flute and strings, piano rehearsal score / Carl Vine.
Library shelf no. 788.32/VIN 1 [Not for loan]
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Work Overview
There is something innately human about cherishing one's deepest desires while knowing that they are impossible. Part of the model in this work is also the folly that a flute - the instrument itself - might harbour its own secret wishes. In a universe where all is possible, what might a flute dream?
The work uses one of my preferred architectures: a single movement with three sections in the classic form moderate-slow-fast. Although the solo line is unashamedly virtuosic, the intention is not to dazzle but to explore as much dreaminess as possible, filtered through the wilfulness of a metal pipe which believes it has no limits. There is no specific consideration in this music of the opium pipe, from which the term pipe dream originates.
Work Details
Year: 2003
Instrumentation: Flute, string orchestra.
Duration: 13 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional.
Commission note: Commissioned for Australian Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Pahud.. Commissioned by ABN AMRO in celebration of new Australian music
First performance: by Emmanuel Pahud, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti — 12 Jul 03. Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Analysis
Resonate article: The Girl with the Golden Flute: Sharon Bezaly with the ACO by Hannah Reardon-Smith
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertos
Performances of this work
12 Sep 21: St. Andrew’s United Church, Edmonton, AB
5 Mar 2021: at Tapiola Sinfonietta: Pipe Dreams (Live streaming event (online only) - Finland). Featuring Janne Nisonen, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Emily Beynon.
25 May 2018: at TSO Live Sessions in the Red Shed (Red Shed, Hobart Brewing Company). Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Katie Zagórski.
14 Mar 14: Grand Theatre, Swansea, UK. Featuring Jurjen Hempel, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Emily Benyon.
8 Mar 2014: at The Metropolitan Orchestra (Eugene Goossens Hall). Featuring Svetlana Yaroslavskaya, Sarah-Grace Williams, The Metropolitan Orchestra.
12 Jul 13: QSO Studio South Bank, QLD. Featuring Sarah-Grace Williams, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Hayley Radke.
12 Jul 13: QSO Studio South Bank, QLD. Featuring Hayley Radke, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sarah-Grace Williams.
12 Jul 2013: at QSO: Pipe Dreams (QSO Studio South Bank). Featuring Hayley Radke, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sarah-Grace Williams.
17 Apr 12: Koninlijk Conservatorium, Den Haag, Netherlands. Featuring Students, Kononlijk Conservatorium, Den Haag.
27 Oct 2009: at Australian Chamber Orchestra (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sharon Bezaly.
25 Oct 2009: at Australian Chamber Orchestra (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sharon Bezaly.
20 Oct 2009: at Australian Chamber Orchestra (City Recital Hall). Featuring Sharon Bezaly, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
18 Oct 2009: at Australian Chamber Orchestra (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sharon Bezaly.
17 Oct 2009: at Australian Chamber Orchestra (City Recital Hall). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sharon Bezaly.
16 Oct 2009: at Australian Chamber Orchestra (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sharon Bezaly.
14 Oct 2009: at Australian Chamber Orchestra (City Recital Hall). Featuring Sharon Bezaly, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
19 Jul 03: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane. Featuring Emmanuel Pahud, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti.
12 Jul 03: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Featuring Emmanuel Pahud, Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
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