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Instances

  • Year
    2012
  • Duration
    8'
  • Category
    Chamber Orchestra
Instrumentation
2(II=picc,afl).2.2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-2.1.1.0-perc(2):low tpl.bl/4tom-t/4bongos/marimba/BD/med cym/susp.cym/SD/tam-t/vib-pft-strings
Dedication
To Ludovic Morlot
Buy Score
Hendon Music (Boosey & Hawkes)
Manuscripts
Paul Sacher Stiftung
Premiere
Feb 7, 2013/ Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot/ Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
News
  • Elliott Carter Scores Win Paul Revere Awards
    Elliott Carter Scores Win Paul Revere Awards

    June 19, 2015

  • New Recording of Elliott Carter Late Works
    New Recording of Elliott Carter Late Works

    July 5, 2017

  • Elliott Carter Late Works: "Constant surprises and explosive energy" (review)
    Elliott Carter Late Works: "Constant surprises and explosive energy" (review)

    August 2, 2017

  • Elliott Carter Late Works is "Recording of the Month" on MusicWeb International (review)
    Elliott Carter Late Works is "Recording of the Month" on MusicWeb International (review)

    October 13, 2017

  • Carter Late Works recording nominated for 2018 ICMA Award
    Carter Late Works recording nominated for 2018 ICMA Award

    December 5, 2017

  • Carter Late Works is Presto Recordings of the Year 2017 finalist
    Carter Late Works is Presto Recordings of the Year 2017 finalist

    December 5, 2017

  • Carter Late Works is Gramophone Critic's Choice
    Carter Late Works is Gramophone Critic's Choice

    December 18, 2017

  • Elliott Carter Late Works wins BBC Music Magazine's 2018 Premiere Jury Award
    Elliott Carter Late Works wins BBC Music Magazine's 2018 Premiere Jury Award

    April 5, 2018

  • L’energia pura dell’ultimo Carter
    L’energia pura dell’ultimo Carter

    July 11, 2018

  • Ondine recording of Carter Late Works shortlisted for the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Awards
    Ondine recording of Carter Late Works shortlisted for the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Awards

    August 2, 2018

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Instances is a series of short interrelated episodes of varying character. The score is dedicated to Ludovic Morlot, who has performed many of my works so beautifully.

– Elliott Carter
Recordings (2)
  • Elliott Carter Late Works
    Ondine ODE 1296-2 (2017)
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Oliver Knussen, conductor | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group | Colin Currie, percussion | Isabelle Faust, violin | Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
  • Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Carter: Instances - Gershwin: An American in Paris
    Seattle Symphony Media (2014)
    Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot, conductor
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