Preludio a Orchestra

Preludio a Orchestra by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Edited by Michele Girardi. Arranged by Wolfgang Ludewig. For Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Ophicleide, Timpani, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Contrabass. This edition: Paperbound. Full score. Language: all languages. Composed 1876. SC 1. 24 pages. Duration 4 min. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1620400).

With Language: all languages.

In cooperation with the Fondazione Puccini und dem Centro studi G. Puccini in Lucca. Reconstruction of a missing passage by Wolfgang Ludewig. Through its original treatment of form and the conscious use of orchestral colors, Giacomo Puccini's first surviving work, Preludio a Orchestra from 1876, allows a glimpse of the composer who would later become a master of the operatic stage. This first critical edition also contains a reconstruction of the missing passage from the middle section, thus restoring a sense of closed form to this work. The Preludio was performed for the first time in this new version on 16 October 2005 by the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, under the direction of Riccardo Chailly.