Instrumentation
flute (also piccolo)
clarinet in Bb
horn in F
trombone
percussion (1 player) : vibraphone, 4 toms, pedal bass drum, 3 wood-blocks, suspended cymbal, ascending Chinese opera gong.
piano
violin
viola
cello
double bass
Idées fixes, réminiscences et résidus was commissioned by the
Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal with funds from the Canada Arts Council. The work was premiered by the ECM and its conductor Véronique Lacroix on the 14th November 2004, in Vancouver.
