New Gates
Kaija Saariaho
New Gates
Description
New Gates is an adaptation for flute, harp, and viola of the movement Gates in the dance work Maa (Earth, 1991), originally for flute, harpsichord and cello. The musical material is nearly the same, apart from intrument-specific changes.
© Risto Nieminen
translated by © Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Instrumentation
fl, vla, hp
Category
Chamber Works
Premiere
Sabeth Trio (Matthias Ebner, flute, Sarah O'Brien, harp, Markus Wieser, viola), Tage für neue Musik, Stuttgart, February 2, 1997.
Commisioned by / dedications
Commissioned by the Sabeth Trio.