Review: Sofia Gubaidulina: “The Light of the End”
1st October 2005
minutes, ….[requires] a vast orchestra, and
her orchestral colors are extraordinary.
Spacious, logical, repetitive, spare,
communicative, describes this bleak —
occasionally dancing — piece… Gubaidulina’s
deep spirituality was profoundly conveyed.
— Annette Morreau, The Independent (London)
Sofia Gubaidulina
THE LIGHT OF THE END
Duration: 25’
4(afl,pic).1+ca+heck.2+bcl.2+cbn/
4.3.1+btbn+cbtbn.1/5perc/hp/
str(min 20.18.14.14.12 players)
London Philharmonic/Masur
20 August 2005; BBC Proms, London, England
UK Premiere
