arrangements | Peter Greve, Componist

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113 – W.A. Mozart, Serenade K 388

I: Allegro; II: Andante; III: Minuetto in Canone – Trio in Canone al rovescio – Minuetto D.C.; IV: Allegro (Tema con variazioni)
Ensemble: 2 E-flat cl, 4 flat Bes-flat cl, alt0 cl, bh, 3 bass cl, contrabass cl
Duration: ca 20 min.
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113 Part1
113 Part2
113 Part3 Minuetto
113 Part3 Trio
113 Part4

112 – M. Mousorgsky, Six songs for baritone

I: Gdye ty, zvyozdotchka?; II: Kalistrat; III: Pyesn’ startsa; IV: Svyetik Savishna; V: Spi, ousni, kryestyanskiï syn;VI: Seminarist
Instrumentation: baritone-solo 2fl ob obd’a(also EH) cl bh(also bcl) 2bs 2hr trp str
Duration: ca 16 min.
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112 Part1
112 Part2
112 Part3
112 Part4
112Part5
112Part6
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104 Explanation

111* – F. Poulenc, The story of Babar, the little elephant

Instrumentation: narrator fl(also picc) ob cl bs pf
Duration: ca 20 min.
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111 Part
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111 Explanation
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Executants: Mariëlle Mud (flute), Anna Duinker (oboe), Harry-Imre Dijkstra (clarinet), Jasper Bon (bassoon), Lodewijk Crommelin (piano), Sylvia Peters (narrator)
Recorded: 09-03-2015 in the Sweet Audio Studio (Baarn, Netherlands)
*Complete music available on CD through Stichting “Peter Greve, composer & arranger”, contact: info@petergreve.nl; also downloadable via: www.soundcloud.com/peter-greve, “The Story of Babar, the little Elephant”, track 1 t/m 5

110 – S. Prokoviev, Peter and the Wolf

Instrumentation: narrator fl ob cl bs trp pf cb
Duration: ca 20 min.
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110 Part (versie 02)
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110 Explanation

109* – I. Stravinsky, Five Easy Pieces

I: Andante; II: Española; III: Balalaika; IV: Napolitana; V: Galop
Instrumentation: 2fl(II also picc) ob EH 2cl 2bs 2hr cb
Duration: ca 10 min.
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I: 109 Part1
II: 109 Part2
III: 109 Part3
IV: 109 Part4
V: 109 Part5
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109 Explanation
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Executants: members of the New Europe Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Peter Greve

108* – E. Satie, Parade, ballet réaliste

I: Chorale; II: Prélude du Rideau Rouge; III: Les managers organisent la réclame; IV: Prestidigitateur chinois; V: Petite fille américaine; VI: Acrobates; VII: Suprême effort et chûte des managers; VIII: Suite au Prélude du Rideau Rouge
Instrumentation: picc 2fl ob EH 2cl bcl 2bs 2hr trp trb tb perc (among which pf; 4 players) str
Duration: ca 13 min.
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I: 108 PartI
II: 108 PartII
III: 108 PartIII
IV: 108 PartIV
V: 108 PartV
VI: 108 PartVI
VII-VIII: 108 PartVII-VIII
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108 Explanation (E) + libretto (F)
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108 Audio
Executants: New Europe Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Peter Greve

107* – C. Debussy, Six Épigraphes antiques

I: Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été; II: Pour un tombeau sans nom; III: Pour que la nuit soit propice; IV: Pour la danseuse aux crotales; V: Pour l’Égyptienne; VI: Pour remercier la pluie au matin
Instrumentation: 2fl(II also picc) ob EH 2cl 2bs 2hr hrp str
Duration: ca 15 min.
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I: 107 Part1
II: 107 Part2
III: 107 Part3
IV: 107 Part4
V: 107 Part5
VI: 107 Part6
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107 Explanation
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Executants: New Europe Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Peter Greve

106* – M. Mousorgsky, The Nursery

I: S nyanyeï; II: V ouglou; III: Zhouk; IV: S koukloï; V: Na son gryadoushchiï; VI: Kot Matros; VII: Poyekhal na palochkye
Instrumentation: mezzosopr-solo fl ob EH cl bh bs hr
Duration: ca 20 min.
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I: 106 Part1
II: 106 Part2
III: 106 Part3
IV: 106 Part4
V: 106 Part5
VI: 106 Part6
VII: 106 Part7
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104 Explanation
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Executants: Aleksandra Angelov, mezzo-soprano and members of the New Europe Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Anthony Armore

105* – M. Mousorgsky, Songs and Dances of Death

I: Kolybyel’naya; II: Serenada; III: Trepak; IV: Polkovodyets
Instrumentation: baritone-solo 2fl(II also picc) ob EH cl bcl 2hr trp trb tb(ad lib) timp hrp str
Duration: ca 19 min.
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I: 105 Part1
II: 105 Part2
III: 105 Part3
IV: 105 Part4
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104 Explanation
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Executants: Miodrag Jovanovic, baritone and the New Europe Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Peter Greve

104* – M. Mousorgsky, Six songs for mezzosoprano

I: Stryekotounya byeloboka; II: “No yesli by s toboyou…”; III: Po griby; IV: Ozornik; V: Sirotka; VI: “Akh ty, pyanaya tetyerya!”
Instrumentation: mezzosopr-solo 2fl ob EH cl bh 2bs 2hr 1trp str
Duration: ca 14 min.
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I: 104 Part1
II: 104 Part2
III: 104 Part3
IV: 104 Part4
V: 104 Part5
VI: 104 Part6
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104 Explanation
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Executants: Aleksandra Angelow, mezzosopraan and the New Europe Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Peter Greve

103 – W.A. Mozart, Gran Partita, KV 361

I: Largo – Allegro molto; II: Menuetto – Trio I – Menuetto – Trio II – Menuetto; III: Adagio; IV: Menuetto – Trio I – Menuetto – Trio II – Menuetto; V: Romanze; VI: Tema con Variazioni; VII: Rondo, allegro molto
Instrumentation: 2 Eflat–cl, 3 Bflat–cl, 2 alto-cl, bh, 2 bcl, contrabass-cl (alternative: 4 Bflat- and 1 alto-cl instead of 3 Bflat- and 2 alto-cl)
Duration: ca 64 min.
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I: 103 Part1
II: 103 Part2(menuet)
II: 103 Part2(trio1)
II: 103 Part2(trio2)
III: 103 Part3
IV: 103 Part4(menuet)
IV: 103 Part4(trio1)
IV: 103 Part4(trio2)
V: 103 Part5
VI: 103 Part6
VII: 103 Part7
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103 Explanation

102 – W.A. Mozart, Two Spieluhrphantasien

Spieluhrphantasie I in f minor, KV 594
Instrumentation: fl 2ob 2cl 2bs 2hr
Duration: ca 8 min.
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102 PartI
Spieluhrphantasie II in f minor, KV 608
Instrumentation: 2fl ob EH cl bh 2bs 2hr
Duration: ca 12 min.
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102 PartII
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102 Explanation

101* – G. Gabrieli, Two Canzoni from the Symphoniae Sacrae

Canzon per Sonar VII Primi Toni
Instrumentation: 2fl 2ob 2cl 2bs 2hr (“double wind quintet”)
Duration: ca 2½ min.
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101 PartVII
Canzon per Sonar VIII Duodecimi Toni
Instrumentation: as Canzon VII
Duration: ca 3 min.
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102 PartVIII
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101 Explanation
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Executants: members of the New Europe Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Anthony Armore

Francis Poulenc (cf cat. nr. 111)

The marriage of King Babar and Queen Céleste (cf cat. nr. 111)

Babar returns to the jungle

Babar on tour in his car

Babar takes a bath

The old lady gives Babar her purse

Modest Mousorgsky (cf cat. nrs. 104, 105, 106 and 112)

Sergei Prokofjev (cf cat. nr. 110)

Igor Strawinski (cf cat. nr. 109)

Erik Satie (cf cat. nr. 108)

The piano duet version of Parade which was used as a basis for the arrangement for orchestra (cat. nr. 108)

Debussy in the study of Pierre Louys, author of the "Chansons de Bilitis", a number of which were used by Debussy as a basis for the "Six Épigraphes antiques" (cat. nr. 107)

Pierre Louys

Poster for the concert on 7 October of 2011 in Sofia, featuring arrangements of Two Canzone by G. Gabrieli (cat. nr. 101), Two Spieluhrphantasien by W.A. Mozart (cat. nr. 102), Nursery by M. Mousorgsky (cat. nr. 106) (soloist: Alelsandra Angelov, Serbia) and Five Easy Pieces by I. Stravinsky (cat. nr. 109b), conductor: Anthony Armore (Austria)

Rehearsal of the Songs and Dances of Death, Modest Mousorgsky (cat. nr. 105), with baritone Miodrag Jovanovic (Serbia), Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, 3 October 2010

Rehearsal of the Six Songs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Modest Mousorgsky (cat. nr. 104), with mezzo-soprano Aleksandra Angelov (Serbia), Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, 3 October 2010

Rehearsal of the Six Songs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Modest Mousorgsky

Rehearsal of the Six Songs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Modest Mousorgsky, with soprano Irina Zuboff

The "Clarionetten Capel" conducted by Pieter Kramers, the ensemble for which the arrangement of Mozart's Gran Partita, KV 361 (cat. nr. 103) was written

Giovanni Gabrieli (cf cat. nr. 101)