Tout un monde lointain... | |
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Concertante music by Henri Dutilleux | |
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 |
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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]