Hymn to Artemis Locheia
composer: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Premiere: August 28, 2004 Luzern, Schweizerhof (CH) Lucerne Festival 2004 · Dimitri Ashkenazy, Klarinette; Brodsky Quartet
Instrumentation: clarinets quintet
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 25' 0''
Year of composition: 2004
Difficulty: difficult
Edition: score and parts
108 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-2201-2339-9
Order number: ED 12807
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Description
Peter Maxwell Davies spent a day at a gynaecological clinic in London at the invitation of Professor Ian Craft, who commissioned the piece in memory of his father. During his time there he met many people and shared in some of the deep emotions they experienced.
Artemis Locheia is the Greek Godess of Fertility. In this one movement, 25 minute work, the joy and exuberance experienced by couples when pregnancy is confirmed is captured. There are many tempo changes and two extended cadenzas for the clarinet. The work was premiered by Dmitri Ashkenazy and the Brodsky Quartet.
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