Excerpt: Orchestral music for heckelphone (chronological)
by Peter Hurd; reorganized and amended by Holger Hoos, editor-in-chief since 2020
version 2 (1 February 2022)
This collection is based on the catalogue of musical works requiring heckelphone or bass oboe instrumentation assembled by Peter Hurd beginning in 1998. For this new edition, the original version of the repertoire list has been edited for accuracy, completeness and consistency, and it has been extended with a number of newly discovered pieces.
Some entries could not (yet) be rigorously verified for accuracy; these were included nonetheless, to provide leads for future investigation, but are marked clearly. Pieces were selected for inclusion based solely on the use of heckelphone, bass oboe or lupophone, without any attempt at assessing their artistic merit. Arrangements of pieces not originally intended for these instruments were included when there was clear evidence that they had found a significant audience.
We gratefully acknowledge contributions by Crawford Best, Ulrich Brokamp, Michael Finkelman, Francis Firth, Alain Girard, Thomas Hiniker, Robert Howe, Gunther Joppig, Georg Otto Klapproth, Mark Perchanok, Andrew Shreeves and Michael Sluman.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Eine Messe des Lebens (A Mass of Life), 1904-1905
Publisher: Harmonie Verlag, Berlin
Remarks: dedicated to Fritz Cassirer; premiere on 7 June 1909 at Queen's Hall, London, under Thomas Beecham; part 2 was first performed on 4 June 1908 in Munich by the Hofkapelle München; according to Klapproth (2008), the bass oboe part in the score was originally intended for heckelphone
Duration: 135min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Schillings, Max von (1868-1933): Dem Verklärten (Eine hymnische Rhapsodie nach Worten Friedrich Schiller's), op. 21, 1905 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Robert Forberg, Leipzig
Remarks: for mixed chorus, baritone and large orchestra, based on a text by Friedrich Schiller
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Songs of Sunset, 1906-1907
Publisher: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig
Remarks: for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra; dedicated to the Elberfelder Gesangverein (Elberfeld Choral Society)
Duration: 30min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): A Dance Rhapsody, 1908
Publisher: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig
Remarks: dedicated to Hermann Suter; premiere on 8 September 1909 in the Hereford Shire Hall, as part of the Three Choirs Festival, conducted by the composer; according to Klapproth (2008), the bass oboe part in the score was originally intended for heckelphone
Duration: 12min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Boehe, Ernst (1880-1938): Symphonischer Epilog zu einer Tragödie, op. 11, 1909
Publisher: Schuberthaus-Verlag, Leipzig (1909)
Remarks: for large orchestra; dedicated to Felix Mottl and Königliches Hoforchester zu München
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Berg, Natanael (1879-1957): Traumgewalten, Sinfonische Dichtung, 1910
Publisher: Hirsch, Stockholm (1911)
Remarks: instrumental music inspired by the poem with the same title by Nicolaus Lenau; dedicated to Berta Dorotea Rexroth-Berg; premiere on 3 February 1912 at the Royal Opera, Stockholm, by Hovkapellet under Armas Järnefelt
Duration: 12min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Weingartner, Felix (1863-1942): Symphony No. 3, op. 49, 1910
Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel (rental)
Remarks: for orchestra and organ (ad lib.); premiere on 27 November 1910 in Vienna, Austria
Duration: 65min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Braunfels, Walter (1882-1954): Carnevals-Ouvertüre zu E.T.A. Hoffmanns "Prinzessin Brambilla", op. 22, 1911
Publisher: Ries & Erler Musikverlag, Berlin (rental)
Remarks: dedicated to Max von Schillings; premiere 1912 in Dresden, Germany, under Ernst von Schuch
Duration: 8min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Poldowski (1879-1932): Nocturnes, 1912
Remarks: premiere 1912 in London, UK, under Sir Henry Wood; Poldowski is the professional pseudonym of Régine Wieniawski, who also published some of her works under the name Irène Wieniawski
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Schillings, Max von (1868-1933): Festspiel 1912 (Ouvertüre für großes Orchester), 1912
Publisher: IKURO (120901)
Remarks: premiere on 14 September 1912 in Stuttgart, Germany; written and performed for the opening of the opera house in Stuttgart
Duration: 5min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Festliches Präludium, op. 61, 1913
Publisher: Adolph Fürstner, Berlin
Remarks: for large orchestra and organ; premiere 19 October 1913 in Vienna, Austria, under Ferdinand Löwe
Duration: 12min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Klose, Friedrich (1862-1942): Der Sonne-Geist, 1914
Publisher: Universal Edition
Remarks: for soli, choirs, orchestra and organ; text by Alfred Mombert; premiere on 2 March 1918 in Basel, Switzerland
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Eine Alpensinfonie, op. 64, 1911-1915
Publisher: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig (F.E.C.L. 7531)
Remarks: dedicated to Nicolaus Seebach and the Royal Orchestra; premiere on 28 October 1915 in Berlin, Germany, by the Dresdner Hofkapelle under Richard Strauss, with Emil Sehnert playing heckelphone #10
Duration: 50min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): The Warriors (Music to an imaginary ballet), 1913-1916
Publisher: B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz (B.S.S.31023b)
Remarks: for orchestra & 3 pianos; dedicated to Frederick Delius; premiere on 7 June 1917 in Norfolk (Virginia), USA, under Percy Grainger
Duration: 18min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Erdmann, Eduard (1896-1958): Rondo for Orchestra, op. 9, 1918
Publisher: Jatho-Verlag, Berlin; Ries & Erler, Berlin
Remarks: dedicated to Heinz Tiessen; premiere in February 1921 in Berlin, Germany, by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Arthur Nikisch
Duration: 14min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Erdmann, Eduard (1896-1958): Symphony No. 1, op. 10, 1919
Publisher: Steingräber-Verlag, Leipzig
Remarks: for large orchestra; dedicated to Alban Berg; premiere on 9 June 1920 in Weimar, Germany, under Peter Raabe
Duration: 24min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Bernert, Helmut (1896-1979): Rhapsodie für Tenor und Orchester, 1921 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: Anton Böhm Verlag, Augsburg (ms)
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Varèse, Edgar (1883-1965): Ameriques, 1918-1921
Publisher: Curwen, London (1924); Colfranc Music Publishing Corp.
Remarks: premiere on 9 April 1926 in Philadelphia (PA), USA, by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski; revised 1927 version with reduced instrumentation (still including heckelphone)
Duration: 23min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Atterberg, Kurt (1887-1974): Symphony No. 5 in D minor (Sinfonia funèbre), op. 20, 1919-1922
Publisher: Universal Edition, Wien (1923); Breitkopf & Härtel (rental)
Remarks: heckelphone has an important part, especially in the slow movement; premiere on 6 January 1923 in Berlin, Germany, under Kurt Atterberg
Duration: 26min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Bax, Arnold (1883-1953): Symphony No. 1, 1922
Publisher: Murdoch, London (1923); Warner Chappell Music
Remarks: the score lists "Heckelphone or Bass-Oboe"; dedicated to John Ireland; premiere on 4 December 1922 in London, by the London Symphony Orchestra under Albert Coates
Duration: 32min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Friml, Rudolf (1879-1972): Chansonette (arrangement by Ferde Grofé), 1922
Remarks: based on the 1920 "Chanson" for solo piano; a heckelphone solo, written for Ross Gorman, features prominently at the beginning of Grofé's arrangement
Duration: 3min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, arrangement
A recording is available here.
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Rhapsody in Blue, 1924
Publisher: Alfred Music (00-FS0004)
Remarks: for piano and jazz band; commissioned by Paul Whiteman; orchestrated by Ferde Grofé; premiere on 12 February 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with George Gershwin (piano); unlike later orchestrations, the original 1924 version uses heckelphone (played at the premiere by Ross Gorman)
Duration: 17min
Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Heger, Robert (1886-1978): Ein Friedenslied, op. 19, 1924
Publisher: Universal Edition
Remarks: for solo quartet, mixed choir, boys's choir and orchestra; premiere on 6 March 1928 in Vienna, by Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and Wiener Sinfonieorchester under Robert Heger
Duration: 90min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Sowerby, Leo (1895-1968): Synconata, 1924
Remarks: for symphonic jazz orchestra; written for Paul Whiteman's band; premiere on 28 December 1924 in New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, with Ross Gorman on heckelphone
Duration: 10min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, jazz
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Concerto in F (arrangement by Ferde Grofé), 1926
Publisher: Whiteman Collection, Williams College, Williamstown (MA), USA (ms)
Remarks: arrangement for piano and orchestra; original 1925 version commissioned by Walter Damrosch; Grofé's arrangement for the Paul Whiteman Orchestra was the one used in the first recording in 1928; premiere on 7 October 1928 in New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, with Charles Strickfaden on heckelphone
Duration: 24min
Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra, arrangement
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Grofé, Ferde (1892-1972): Metropolis: A Blue Fantasy, 1928
Remarks: symphonic jazz tone poem for orchestra, piano and male trio; premiere on 7 October 1928 at Carnegie Hall, New York City (NY), USA, by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, with Charles Strickfaden on heckelphone
Duration: 16min
Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra
A recording is available here.
Blitzstein, Marc (1905-1964): Romantic Piece for Orchestra, op. 47, 1930
Publisher: Kurt Weill Foundation (B98 R59)
Remarks: for 3 fl, 2 ob, heckelphone, 2 cl, bscl, 2 bsn, cbn, 4 hrn, 3 trp, 3 trb, 3 timp, perc, pno and strings; dedicated to Eva Goldbeck
Duration: 17min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Hindemith, Rudolf (1900-1974): Konzertmusik, 1930 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: Hindemith-Institut, Frankfurt (ms)
Remarks: Overtüre - Foxtrott – Variationen
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Moser, Franz Joseph (1880-1939): Symphonie Nr. 3, op. 48, 1928-1930
Publisher: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien (ms)
Remarks: for large orchestra
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Chávez, Carlos (1899-1978): Symphony No. 1 (Sinfonía de Antígona), 1933
Publisher: G. Schirmer Inc.
Remarks: premiere on 15 December 1933 in Mexico City, Mexico, under Carlos Chávez
Duration: 11min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Copland, Aaron (1900-1990): Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2), 1933
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, New York
Remarks: dedicated to Carlos Chávez; premiere on 23 November 1934 in Mexico City, Mexico, by the Orquesta Sinfónica de México under Carlos Chávez
Duration: 15min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Tyberg, Marcel (1893-1944): Symphony No. 3, 1943
Remarks: premiere on 10 May 2008 in Buffalo (NY), USA, by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under JoAnn Falletta
Duration: 37min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Dessau, Paul (1894-1979): Deutsches Miserere, 1944-1947
Publisher: Edition Peters, Leipzig
Remarks: oratorio for soli, chorus, children's chorus, large orchestra, organ and trautonium; based on a text by Bertolt Brecht; premiere on 20 September 1966 in Leipzig, Germany, by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig under Herbert Kegel
Duration: 90min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Erdmann, Eduard (1896-1958): Symphony No. 3, op. 19, 1947
Publisher: Ries & Erler, Berlin
Remarks: for large orchestra; dedicated to Irene Erdmann; premiere 25 September 1951 by the Städtisches Orchester Essen under Gustav König
Duration: 48min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Hindemith, Rudolf (1900-1974): Ballettmusik (new version for orchestra), 1953 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: Hindemith-Institut, Frankfurt (ms)
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Mielenz, Hans (1909-1996): Concerto für Heckelphon und Orchester, op. 60, 1959
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for heckelphone and large orchestra; based on a 12-tone-series; first recording and broadcast in November 1982 by Georg Otto Klapproth (heckelphone) and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie under Reinhard Peters; first live performance on 5 May 1985 in Darmstadt, Germany, by Georg Otto Klapproth (heckelphone) and the Staatstheaterorchester Darmstadt under Hans Drewanz; a version for heckelphone and piano also exists
Duration: 14min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo, keyboard instrument
Sessions, Roger (1896-1985): Psalm 140, 1964
Publisher: Edward B. Marks
Remarks: for soprano and orchestra; premiere 12 February 1966 in Boston (MA), USA, by Anne Elgar (soprano) and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Erich Leinsdorf; original 1963 version for soprano and organ; commissioned by the Princeton Theological Seminary; dedicated to Janice Harsanyi
Duration: 7min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Courage, Alexander (1919-2008): Stark Trek: The Cage (TV series), 1965
Remarks: pilot episode of the original Star Trek series; rejected by NBC and later mostly incorporated into the 2-part 1966 episode "The Menagerie"; original version released on VHS in 1986 and first broadcast in 1988
Duration: 64min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Badings, Henk (1907-1987): Concerto for Harp, 1967
Publisher: Donemus (03780)
Remarks: for harp and small orchestra or wind orchestra; commissioned by Robert Austin Boudreau; dedication: Phia Berghout
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; wind ensemble, orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Das Floß der Medusa, 1968
Publisher: Schott Music (ED 6326)
Remarks: requiem for Che Guevara; for soprano, baritone, narrator, mixed chorus and large orchestra; text by Ernst Schnabel, including passages from Dante's Divina Comedia; premiere on 29 January 1971 in Vienna; revised in 1990
Duration: 70min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Bartholomeé, Pierre (1937-): Harmonique, 1970
Publisher: Universal Edition
Remarks: for orchestra
Duration: 19min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Childs, Barney (1926-2000): Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 1970
Publisher: American Composers Alliance
Remarks: commissioned by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin College Conservatory; dedicated to Phillip Rehfeldt
Duration: 17min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Dessau, Paul (1894-1979): 14 Stücke aus "Internationale Kriegsfibel", 1944-1970
Publisher: Edition Peters (EP5546)
Remarks: oratorio for 4 solo voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): Interactions, 1971
Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM2100)
Remarks: for orchestra
Duration: 13min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Ruzicka, Peter (1948-): Metastrofe (Versuch eines Ausbruchs für 87 Instrumentalisten), 1971
Publisher: Sikorski (rental)
Remarks: commissioned by RIAS Berlin; premiere on 4 Mai 1971 in Berlin, Germany, by the SFB/WDR Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Michael Gielen
Duration: 12min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Ruzicka, Peter (1948-): Etym (Einblendung für großes Orchester), 1973
Publisher: Sikorski (rental)
Remarks: premiere on 23 March 1976 in Royan, France, by the Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire under Jean-Claude Casadeus; a later, extended version titled "Einblendungen" was completed in 1977 and premiered on 1 December 1977 in Hannover, Germany, by Radiophilharmonie des NDR under Bernhard Klee
Duration: 5min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): Che, 1975
Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM2197)
Remarks: for large orchestra (2 conductors)
Duration: 22min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): O: Kammermusik für Orchester, 1976
Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM2134)
Remarks: for orchestra
Duration: 21min
Tags: piccolo heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Huber, Nicolaus A. (1939-): Gespenster, 1976
Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel (rental)
Remarks: for large orchestra, tape and singer/speaker; text by Berholt Brecht; premiere on 18 May 1977 in Bonn, Germany
Duration: 17min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Rose, Griffith (1936-2016): même, 1977
Remarks: for solo baritone and orchestra; after "Le Grand Verre" by Marcel Duchamp; premiere in 1978 in Metz, France, by Jesse Coston (piano) and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken under Cristóbal Halffter
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Dusapin, Pascal (1955-): Timée, 1978
Publisher: Editions Jobert
Duration: 15min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Hespos, Hans Joachim (1938-): Go, 1978
Publisher: Verlag Neue Musik (NM1945)
Remarks: for ensemble; premiere via radio broadcast on Westdeutscher Rundfunk in 1978 under Bojidar Dimov, with Georg Otto Klapproth playing heckelphone
Duration: 6min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Ruzicka, Peter (1948-): Abbrüche (Neun Phasen für großes Orchester), 1977-1978
Publisher: Sikorski (SIK 875)
Remarks: commissioned by the city of Düsseldorf; premiere on 6 April 1978 in Düsseldorf, Germany, by the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker under Bernhard Klee
Duration: 14min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Barcarola, 1979
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft, Zürich; dedicated to Paul Dessau; premiere on 22 April 1980 in Zürich, Switzerland, by the Tonhalle-Orchester under Gerd Albrecht
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 6, 1979-1980
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company; premiere on 13 February 1980 in Helsinki, by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jorma Panula
Duration: 34min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Badings, Henk (1907-1987): Concert Piece (Phantasy and quodlibet on marksmenmarch-motifs), 1980 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Edition Peters (rental)
Remarks: for clarinet solo, 14 woodwinds, 4 French horns and timpani
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Forster, Walter von (1915-2002): Klavierkonzert II (Concerto grosso), 1980
Remarks: concerto for piano and orchestra
Duration: 19min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Krouse, Ian (1956-): Symphony No. 1 (Canción de Yerma), op. 10, 1980 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for soprano, mezzosoprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra; revised 2018
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Schulze, Werner (1952-): Snúningur (Bilder für Orchester), op. 6, 1980
Remarks: for orchestra; the piece explores different meanings of the icelandic word snúningur (rotation); dedicated to the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra and Paul Pampichler; premiere on 18 May 1981 in Eisenstadt, Austria, with Alfred Hertel playing heckelphone #3917
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Le miracle de la rose (Imaginäres Theater II), 1981
Publisher: Schott Music (ED 7124)
Remarks: music for clarinet and 13 players; commissioned by the London Sinfonietta; premiere on 26 May 1982 in London, UK, by Anthony Pay (clarinet) and the London Sinfonietta under Hans Werner Henze
Duration: 40min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Hessenberg, Kurt (1908-1994): Messe, op. 113, 1981-1982 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Thiasos, Darmstadt
Remarks: for 4 solo voices, chorus and orchestra; premiere 1984 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany; includes a significant heckelphone solo
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Symphonie Nr. 7, 1983-1984
Publisher: Schott Music (ED 7349)
Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester for their 100th anniversary; premiere on 1 December 1984 in Berlin, Germany, by the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester under Gianluigi Gelmetti
Duration: 46min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Köhler, Johannes R. (1933-): Zärtlichkeit (album), 1985
Publisher: Musik zum Streicheln
Remarks: dedicated to "Menschen f. Menschen"; heckelphone can be heard prominently in "Durch dich wird jeder Traum zur Wirklichkeit"
Duration: 45min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
A recording is available here.
Wolking, Henry (1948-): Concerto for Heckelphone & String Orchestra, 1985
Publisher: Wolking Music Publications
Remarks: commissioned and premiered by Douglas Craig and the Utah Virtuosi
Duration: 12min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo
Additional information can be found here.
Arseneault, Raynald (1945-1995): Prélude à l'infini pour orchestre, 1986
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre (MI 1100 A781pr, ms)
Remarks: commissioned by Societé Radio Canada
Duration: 7min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Köhler, Johannes R. (1933-): Träumereien (album), 1987
Publisher: Musik zum Streicheln
Remarks: dedicated to "Kuratorium Deutsche Altershilfe"; a heckelphone part is prominently heard in "Träume in der Dämmerung"
Duration: 53min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
A recording is available here.
Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Ein apokalyptisches Fragment, 1987
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: for mezzosoprano, piano and orchestra; text by Karoline von Günderrode; commissioned by Berliner Festspiele; premiere on 27 September 1987 in Berlin, Germany, by Doris Soffel (mezzosoprano), Aribert Reimann (piano) and Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Gerd Albrecht
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Forster, Walter von (1915-2002): Kantate "Es ist Zeit, daß der Herr handelt", op. VIII/88, 1988
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for solo baritone, mixed chorus and ensemble; the heckelphone (or bass oboe) part is rather prominent
Duration: 5min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra, 1988-1989
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: commissioned by the Helsinki Festival; premiere on 29 August 1990 at the Helsinki Festival, by Roland Pöntinen (piano) and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Dennis Russel Davies
Duration: 32min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Delz, Christophe (1950-1993): Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), op. 12, 1988-1989
Publisher: Edition Gravis
Remarks: for piano and small orchestra
Duration: 29min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Mielenz, Hans (1909-1996): Elegie, op. 123, 1989
Publisher: Heckel-Archiv (ms)
Remarks: for heckelphone (or oboe) and organ (or piano, orchestra)
Tags: heckelphone; keyboard instrument, orchestra
Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Konzert für Violine, Violoncello und Orchester, 1988-1989
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: commissioned by Niedersächsisches Staatstheater Hannover; premiere on 13 November 1989 in Hannover, Germany, by Ulf Hoelscher (violin), Wolfgang Boettcher (violoncello) and Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester under George Alexander Albrecht
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Denhoff, Michael (1955-): Tableaux Sombres, op. 60, 1990
Publisher: Edition Gravis (EG 256)
Remarks: for heckelphone and large orchestra; commissioned by the City of Münster; premiere in 1991 in Münster, Germany, by Georg Otto Klapproth (heckelphone) and Münster Symphonieorchester under W. Humburg
Duration: 21min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo
Additional information can be found here.
Gasser, Ulrich (1950-): Der vierte König, 1989-1990
Publisher: ms
Remarks: oratorio for solo voices, chamber chorus, chorus, instruments and lithophone; text by Klaus Röhring, after Edzard Schaper; premiere May 2006 in Zürich, by Vokalensemble Zürich
Duration: 90min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Lombardi, Luca (1945-): Con Faust (Poema in musica), 1990
Publisher: Ricordi
Remarks: symphonic pictures for chorus (ad libitum) and orchestra; premiere on 28 May 1992 in Saarbrücke, Germany, by the Orchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks under Markus Stenz; the second movement (La notte di Valpurga) is also performed separately; both movements have heckelphone parts
Duration: 23min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Müller-Wieland, Jan (1966-): Poem des Morgens, 1991
Publisher: Sikorski (rental)
Remarks: for large orchestra; premiere on 10 January 1993 in Hamburg, Germany, by the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg under Gerd Albrecht
Duration: 28min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Isaacs, Gregory Sullivan (1947-): Song Without Words, 1992 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for cor anglais and orchestra; version for heckelphone authorized by composer; other versions also exist
Duration: 9min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo
A recording is available here.
Mason, Benedict (1954-): !, 1992
Publisher: Chester Music
Remarks: for ensemble; commissioned by the London Sinfonietta for their 25th anniversary, with funds from the Strasbourg and the Arts Council of Great Britain; premiere on 4 October 1992 in Strasbourg, France
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
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Vidjeskog, Patrick (1964-): Två tämligen höga visor, op. 24, 1990-1992
Publisher: Music Finland (MF12400)
Remarks: for baritone and orchestra; text by Ole Torvalds
Duration: 14min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
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Pintscher, Matthias (1971-): Dunkles Feld - Berückung, 1993
Publisher: Bärenreiter (BA 7351)
Remarks: scene for large orchestra; premiere via radio broadcast on 18 April 1994 by Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Matthias Pintscher; revised version 1998 premiered on 13 March 1999 in Berlin, Germany, by Berliner Symphonie-Orchester under Johannes Kalitzke
Duration: 23min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
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Riehm, Rolf (1937-): Das Schweigen der Sirenen, 1994
Publisher: Ricordi (Sy. 3217)
Remarks: music theatre; an earlier version for soprano, tenor and orchestra also exists; based on a short story by Franz Kafka; premiere on 9 October 1994 in Stuttgart, Germany
Duration: 90min
Tags: heckelphone; opera, orchestra
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Büsing, Otfried (1955-): Melos (Choralfantasie), 1995
Publisher: Civico Museo Bibliographia Musicale Bologna
Remarks: for chamber orchestra with large organ
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
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Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Drei Orchesterstücke, 1995
Publisher: Schott Music (ED 8954)
Remarks: based on a piano music by Karl Amadeus Hartmann; premiere on 5 July 1996 in München, Germany, by the Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Lorin Maazel
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Konzert für Violine und Orchester, 1995-1996
Publisher: Schott Music
Remarks: concerto for violin and orchestra; commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; premiere on 15 May 1997 in Chicago (IL), USA, by Gidon Kremer (violin) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Schuller, Gunther (1925-2015): An Arc Ascending, 1996
Publisher: Wise Music (rental)
Remarks: for large orchestra
Duration: 9min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Sinfonia N. 9, 1995-1997
Publisher: Schott Music (ED 9212 Q3162)
Remarks: for mixed chorus and orchestra; commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Festival; dedicated to the heroes and martyrs of German antifascism; premiere on 11 September 1997 in Berlin, Germany, by the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester and Rundfunkchor Berlin under Ingo Metzmacher
Duration: 56min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Aristaeus (dramma in musica), 1997
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: per voce recitante (baritono) e orchestra; poetry by Hans Werner Henze; commissioned by Rundfunk-Orchester und -chöre GmbH Berlin; revised 2003; premiere on 1 February 2004 in Berlin, Germany, by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Marek Janowski
Duration: 48min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 11 for six percussionists and orchestra, 1997-1998
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: premiere on 10 March 2000, by the Kroumata ensemble and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä
Duration: 34min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Kolme Bertrandin monologia (Three Monologues of Bertrand), 1998
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: cycle for baritone and orchestra from the opera "Aika ja uni" (The Age of Dreams); text by Paavo Rintala and Kalevi Aho; commissioned by the Savonlinna Opera Festival; premiere on 15 July 2000 at the Savonlinna Opera Festival
Duration: 13min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Papadakos, Dorothy (1960-): Christmas Traveller, 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Remarks: jazz Christmas concerto for chorus, baritone, orchestra and jazz trumpet; in the recording, the heckelphone part is played by Mark Perchanok
Duration: 17min
Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Pintscher, Matthias (1971-): Musik aus Thomas Chatterton, 1998
Publisher: Bärenreiter (BA 7380)
Remarks: for baritone and orchestra; premiere on 3 May 1998 in Darmstadt, Germany, by Roman Trekel (baritone) and Orchester des Staatstheaters Darmstadt under Marc Albrecht
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Schuller, Ed (1925-2015): Dra Kumba (arrangement by Gunther Schuller), 1998 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: from the album "Witchi-Tai-To (The Music Of Jim Pepper)"; arrangement for orchestra and jazz ensemble; recorded March 1998 in Köln, Germany, by WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln & The Jim Pepper Remembrance Band under Gunther Schuller
Duration: 9min
Tags: heckelphone; jazz, orchestra, arrangement
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Ennen kuin me kaikki olemme hukkuneet (Before We Are All Drowned / Bevor wir alle ertrunken sind), 1995-1999
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: opera in two acts; the libretto of Kalevi Aho is based on the radio play of Juha Mannerkorpi; commissioned by the Finnish National Opera; premiere on 8 February 2001, by the Finnish National Opera under Osmo Vänskä
Duration: 2h10
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Kumi Ori, 1999
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: for baritone and orchestra; based on three poems by Paul Celan and lines from psalms 74, 79 and 122; commissioned by NDR Hamburg; premiere on 2 January 2000 in Hamburg, Germany, by Yaron Windmüller (baritone) and NDR-Sinfonieorchester under Christoph Eschenbach
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Dean, Brett (1961-): Amphitheatre (Scene for orchestra), 2000
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Remarks: commissioned by Symphony Australia, premiere on 16 June 2000 at Brisbane Concert Hall by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding
Duration: 11min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Sinfonia N. 10, 1997-2000
Publisher: Schott Music (ED 9545 Q6369)
Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by Paul Sacher; premiere on 17 August 2002 in Lucerne, Switzerland, by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle
Duration: 42min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933-2020): Suite from Paradise Lost, 2000
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: for soloists, choir and orchestra
Duration: 100min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Rihm, Wolfgang (1952-): Deus Passus (Passions-Stücke nach Lukas), 1999-2000
Publisher: Universal Edition
Remarks: oratorio; commissioned by Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart; premiere in August 2000 in Stuttgart, Germany
Duration: 100min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Ruzicka, Peter (1948-): Erinnerung (Spuren für Klarinette und Orchester), 2000
Publisher: Sikorski (SIK 1989)
Remarks: commissioned by Südwestrundfunk; premiere on 20 October 2000 in Donaueschingen, Germany, by Sharon Kam (clarinet) and the SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg under Lothar Zagrosek
Duration: 16min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Reflections of Honor, 2002 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for large orchestra; alternate version for band
Duration: 23min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Rasch, Torsten (1965-): Mein Herz brennt, 2002
Publisher: Faber Music (rental)
Remarks: for bass-baritone voice, reciter and large orchestra; song-cycle based on the music and lyrics of Rammstein; premiere in October 2002, in Dresden, Germany, by René Pape (baritone), Katharina Thalbach (reciter) and the Dresdner Sinfoniker under John Carewe
Duration: 65min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 13 “Sinfonisia luonnekuvia” (Symphonic Character Studies), 2003
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: commissioned by the Lahti Sibelius Hall (for its 5th anniversary); premiere on 17 March 2005, by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä
Duration: 42min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Four Poems, 2003 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for orchestra and mixed chorus
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Gubaidulina, Sofia (1931-): The Light of the End, 2003
Publisher: Sikorski Music Publishers
Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by Boston Symphony; premiere on 17 April 2003 in Boston, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Kurt Masur
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Reimann, Aribert (1936-): Tarde, 2003
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: for soprano and orchestra, based on a poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez; commissioned by Festival de Música de Canarias; premiere on 6 February 2004 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, by Claudia Barainsky (soprano) and Württembergisches Staatsorchester under Lothar Zagrosek
Duration: 23min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Schuller, Gunther (1925-2015): Encounters, 2003
Publisher: Wise Music (rental)
Remarks: for large orchestra and jass ensemble
Duration: 24min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Biriotti, León (1929-): XI Sinfonía concertante, 2004
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for heckelphone and large orchestra
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo
Additional information can be found here.
Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Violin Concerto, 2004 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Trojahn, Manfred (1949-): Fünfte Sinfonie für großes Orchester, 2004
Publisher: Bärenreiter Verlag (BA 7753-72, rental)
Remarks: scored for 2 heckelphones; premiere on 29 April 2004 in Munich, Germany, by Münchner Philharmoniker under Sylvain Cambreling
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, multiple
Additional information can be found here.
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra, 2004-2005
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: commissioned by Lewis Lipnick; premiere on 23 February 2006 in Bergen, Norway, by Lewis Lipnick (contrabassoon) and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton
Duration: 38min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Heucke, Stefan (1959-): Der Mensch (Ode für Alto und Orchester), op. 34a, 2005
Publisher: Schott Music
Remarks: ode for alto and orchestra, based on the poem by Friedrich Hölderlin; original 1999 version commissioned by Bettina Eickhoff; premiere on 13 May 2005 in Bochum, Germany, by Marina Sande (alto) and the Bochumer Symphoniker under Graham Jackson
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Bonitz, Matthias (1951-): Der Tschao-Yang Palast, 2005-2006
Remarks: for soprano, chorus and orchestra; Chinese poetry in translations by Klabund
Duration: 31min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Kulenoviç, Vuk (1946-2017): Concerto for Heckelphone, 2006 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, 2007
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: commissioned by the Royal Flemish Symphony Orchestra and Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; premiere on 9 May 2007 in Antwerp, Belgium, by the Royal Flemish Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 32min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Blomenkamp, Thomas (1955-): Fünf Stücke für großes Orchester, 2007
Remarks: commissioned by Tonhalle Düsseldorf; premiere on 11 January 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany, by Düsseldorfer Symphoniker under John Fiore, with Ulrich Brokamp playing heckelphone #4918
Duration: 31min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Brass, Nikolaus (1949-): L'inferno (Landschaft für Orchester), 2003-2007
Publisher: Ricordi, Sy. 3684
Remarks: commissioned by musica viva; premiere on 14 December 2007 at the Residenz München, Germany, by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Johannes Kalitzke
Duration: 25min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Curington, David: Session, 2007 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: Cambridge University (ms)
Remarks: for full orchestra
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Hamel, Micha (1970-): Snow White, op. 34, 2004-2007
Publisher: Donemus
Remarks: tragic operetta, after the novel 'Snow White' by Donald Barthelme; premiere on 19 January 2008 in Enschede, Netherlands
Duration: 150min
Tags: heckelphone, piccolo heckelphone; orchestra
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Sotelo, Mauricio (1961-): Muros de dolor... III, 2006-2007
Publisher: Universal Edition (UE 33 631)
Remarks: for orchestra; dedicated to Kaija Saariaho; premiere on 4 May 2007 in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Spain, by Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria under Anne Manson
Duration: 14min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Elegy, 2008 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Duration: 8min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Hudry, David (1978): Nachtspiegel, 2008
Publisher: BabelScores
Remarks: for large ensemble; premiere in October 2008 in Paris, France, by Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire, under Guillaume Bourgogne; dedicated to Emmanuel Nunes
Duration: 26min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Widmann, Jörg (1947-): Antiphon, 2007-2008
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: für Orchestergruppen; commissioned by Hessischer Rundfunk; premiere on 27 February 2008 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, by the hr-Sinfonieorchester under Paavo Järvi
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Aulio, Maxime (1980-): Symphonie de l'espace, op. 20, 2004-2009
Publisher: Association Française pour l’Essor des Ensembles à Vent (AFEEV)
Remarks: for large wind orchestra and chorus; the score shows the instrumentation to include "Heckelphone (Bass Oboe)", but labels the part "Baritone Oboe"
Duration: 50min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Bertelson, Jan: Symphony in D Minor, op. 45, 2009 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: “Tabula Rasa”
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Gander, Bernhard (1969-): Lovely Monster, 2009
Publisher: Edition Peters, Leipzig
Remarks: for orchestra; premiere 10 October 2009 in Graz, by RSO Wien under Peter Eötvös
Duration: 13min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012): Opfergang (Immolazione), 2008-2009
Publisher: Chester Music (CH75020)
Remarks: for singers, instrumentalists and piano concertante; after a dramatic poem by Franz Werfel; commissioned by Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome; premiere on 10 January 2010 in Rome, Italy, by Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Pappano
Duration: 45min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Tokke, Justin P. (1990-): Heckel, 2009
Publisher: sheet music available from the composer
Remarks: for solo heckelphone and chamber orchestra
Duration: 5min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, solo
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Gilberti, Adam (1981-): Prophecy (Biblical Story of Noah's Flood), 2010 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Trojahn, Manfred (1949-): Orest, 2011
Remarks: opera in six scenes, based on the play by Euripides; commissioned by Nederlandse Opera; premiere on 8 December 2011 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 80min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Klein, Adam (1960-): De philosophia de scientia, 2013 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: choral symphony
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Tsanoff, Hristo (1947-): Stabat Mater speciosa II, 2013
Remarks: for solo mezzo-soprano, children's chorus, mixed chorus and orchestra
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Widmann, Jörg (1947-): Babylon-Suite, 2014
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: for large orchestra; concertante version of Widmann’s opera "Babylon"; commissioned by Grafenegg Festival, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam and St. David’s Hall the National Concert Hall of Wales; premiere on 21 August 2014 in Grafenegg, Austria, by the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich under Kent Nagano
Duration: 30min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Trimmel, Raimund (1959-): Doppelkonzert für Kontrafagott und Heckelphon, 2015
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 17 (Sinfonisia freskoja), 2017
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: premiere on 4 April 2019 in Lahti, Finland, by Sinfonia Lahti under Dima Slobodeniuk; includes a lupophone part that, according to the composer, can also be played on heckelphone or bassoon
Duration: 65min
Tags: lupophone, heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Red Scarves: Sort of Scarlet, 2017
Remarks: heckelphone played by Eric Novak
Duration: 41min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Widmann, Jörg (1947-): ARCHE, 2017
Publisher: Schott Music (rental)
Remarks: oratorio for soloists, choirs, organ and orchestra; commissioned by the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg for the opening of the Elbphilharmonie; premiere on 13 January 2017 in Hamburg, Germany, by the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg under Kent Nagano, with Ulrich Brokamp playing heckelphone #4918
Duration: 100min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Eötvös, Péter (1944-): Reading Malevich, 2017-2018 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Schott Music
Remarks: for orchestra; commissioned by Roche; premiere on 1 September 2018 in Lucerne, Switzerland, by the Orchestra of the Lucerne Festival Academy under Matthias Pintscher"
Duration: 20min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Plante, Cyril (1975): Heckelphone Concerto, op. 236, 2018
Remarks: for heckelphone and orchestra (2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and strings)
Duration: 11min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Praeludium et Fuga a 5 (arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2019
Remarks: arrangement for orchestra; the original version of this piece, BWV 552, was written for organ and first published in 1739
Duration: 16min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, arrangement
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Fantasia et Fuga in g (arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2019
Remarks: arrangement for orchestra; the original version of this piece, BWV 542, was written for organ; it is unknown when Bach composed it, but the fugue may have been improvised in 1720
Duration: 11min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, arrangement
Additional information can be found here.
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Toccata et Fuga in d (arrangement by Eberhard Kloke), 2019
Remarks: arrangement for orchestra; the original version of this piece, BWV 565, was written for organ; it is unknown when Bach composed it, and the piece is believed to have remained relatively obscure until its first publication in 1833
Duration: 9min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra, arrangement
Additional information can be found here.
Hořínka, Slavomír (1980-): Raduj se III (Rejoice III), 2020-2021
Publisher: BabelScores
Remarks: ciaccona for orchestra; premiere on 1 December 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic, by the Czech Philharmonic under Jakub Hrůša
Duration: 14min
Tags: heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.