Clytemnestra
Rhian Samuel

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Instrumentation

Bass guitar
1
Bassoon
3
Clarinet
3
Flute
3
French Horn
4
Oboe
3
Percussion
2
Soprano
1
Strings
1
Timpani
1
Trombone
3
Trumpet
3
Tuba
1

Additional Information

Greek text: Aeschylus, tr: Com: BBC Ded: Della Jones, BBC Nat. Orch. Wales

Commissioned by the BBC

fp: 12.11.94. Della Jones, BBC Nat. Orch of Wales/Tadaaki Otaka, St David's Hall, Cardiff

I: The Chain of Flame

II: Lament for his Absence

III: Agamemnon's Return

IV: The Deed

V: Confession

VI: Defiance

VII: Epilogue: Dirge

 

 

Details

7 movements
Year
Publisher
Stainer & Bell
Minutes
23

Recordings

Performers
Della Jones (sop), BBC Nat. Orch. Wales/Tadaaki Otaka
Recording format id
1
Media link
Rhian Samuel. Clytemnestra, Mvt 2, 'Lament for his Absence'