| Tout un monde lointain... | |
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| Concertante music by Henri Dutilleux | |
 Mstislav Rostropovich, the cellist for whom the work was written, in 1959 | |
| English | A whole distant world... |
| Based on | poetry by Charles Baudelaire |
| Composed | 1967–70 |
| Movements | five |
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| Premiere | |
| Date | 25 July 1970 |
| Location | Festival d'Aix-en-Provence |
| Conductor | Serge Baudo |
| Performers | |
Tout un monde lointain... (A whole distant world...) is a concertante work for cello and orchestra composed by Henri Dutilleux between 1967 and 1970 for Mstislav Rostropovich. It is considered one of the most important 20th-century additions to the cello repertoire[1][2][3] and several major cellists have recorded it.[4] Despite the fact that the score does not state that it is a cello concerto, Tout un monde lointain... has always been considered as such.[1]
Each of the five movements was inspired by the poetry of Charles Baudelaire,[1] and the overall feel of the work is mysterious and oneiric. A typical performance runs approximately 27 minutes.[5]
- ^ a b c Michael Jameson. Tout un monde lointain..., concerto for cello & orchestra at AllMusic
- ^ "Event Guide for Concert of 12 March 2009". London Symphony Orchestra. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Peters, Jean-François (10 January 2007). "Henri Dutilleux Tout un monde lointain... concerto pour violoncelle en présence du compositeur" (in French). Classiquenews.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Culot, Hubert (2008). "CD Review – Dutilleux Cello Concerto, Aeon AECD0861". Musicweb. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Tout un monde lointain..." (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.