Dirk Brossé

Radetzky Waltz

for Symphony Orchestra

2017

5’30”

DESCRIPTION  

Radetzky Waltz is a musical gimmick.

Drawing on the original melody of the Radetzky Waltz by Johann Strauss Sr., Dirk Brossé has composed a whirlingly effervescent new festive Viennese waltz.

INSTRUMENTATION

2(+pic)2(+ci)22 / 4331 / timp + 3 perc* / hp / pno-cel / strings

*percussion instruments:

percussion 1: tam tam – triangle – snare drum – whip

percussion 2: clashed cymbals – suspended cymbal – triangle – ride cymbal

mallets: xylophone – glockenspiel – rattle

 

COMMISSION

Commissioned by the Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen

 

PREMIERE

World premiere by Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, conducted by Dirk Brossé on March 7, 2016 at BOZAR Brussels.

PUBLISHER

Dirk Brossé 

AVAILABLE SCORES & ORCHESTRAL MATERIALS

Available on a rental base form the composer

RELATED RECORDINGS

Brussels Philharmonic plays Dirk Brossé / A Journey from Philly to Utopia

Antarctic Records 2020 AR 019

Live recording by Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, conducted by Dirk Brossé, availabe

CATEGORIES 

Works for Orchestra / Chamber Orchestra