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The Canticle of the Sun (Gubaidulina)

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played on the C string is used, after which the cellist tunes the string down to the lowest note possible on the instrument,
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for his seventieth birthday. Though the piece features a soloist and an ensemble, Gubaidulina does not consider it a
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the UK Premiere of the piece, it was recorded in 1999 (released 2001) and it involved Rostroprovich (Cellist),
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Though, she notes that the cellist's 'abandonment' of their instrument actually divides the piece in two.
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The piece was completed in 1997, and was premiered the year after on 2nd September 1998 in
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Glorification of the Creator, the Maker of the four elements: air, water, fire and earth
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The piece is written for cello, choir, string orchestra, and percussion. An
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Gidon Kremer / Kremerata Baltica: Sofia Gubaidulina: Canticle of the Sun
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Glorification of the Creator, and His Creations - the Sun and the Moon
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Sofia Gubaidulina gives the following outline of the formal sections:
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Channel Classics CCS SA 20904 (Release date January 2004),
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Index

The Canticle of the Sun (Sowerby)
Sofia Gubaidulina
Hans Sikorski
Canticle of the Sun
Saint Francis of Assisi
Mstislav Rostropovich
cello concerto
overtone
row
bows
bridge
drum stick
tailpiece
bass drum
flexatone
bass
Frankfurt
State Choir of Kaunas
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
London Voices
Ryusuke Numajiri
London Symphony Orchestra
Music for Flute, Strings, and Percussion
Emmanuel Pahud
Pieter Wispelwey
Collegium Vocale Gent
Daniel Reuss
Gidon Kremer
Nicolas Altstaedt
Kamēr...

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