Violin (Violin)
SKU:
HL.14028564
Composed
by Kaija Saariaho. Music
Sales America. Post-1900.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 2004. 4 pages.
Chester Music #CH67023.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14028564).
ISBN 9781844493203.
8.25x11.75x0.051
inches.
Nocturne
was written in early 1994
and dedicated to the
memory of the Polish
composer, Witold
Lutoslawski. The piece is
an exploration of early
ideas for Kaija
Saariaho's violin
concerto, Graal Theatre,
which was premiered in
London at the 1995 BBC
Promenade Concerts by
Gidon Kremer. The first
performance of Nocturne
was by John Storgards on
16 February 1994 in
Helsinki. Nocturne lasts
around 6 minutes.