Tevot

large orchestra

Year

2007

Duration

00:20:00

Category

Full Orchestra

Instrumentation

5(III=picc+bfl.IV+V=picc).5(IV=ca.V=bob).5(II=Ebcl.IV=Ebcl+A+optionally basset cl.V=cbcl).4.cbsn – 8.5(I=ptpt ad lib).3.2 – timp(2) – perc(6): glsp/xyl/vib/mar/crot/tuned anvils/tuned tins, pans or cans/4 large handbells/t.bells or bell plates (or bells)/3 further bell plates (or bells) ad lib/7 tuned gongs/cyms/SD/TD (with snares)/log drum/large gong/tam-t/BD – harp – pno(=cel) – strings

Commission

Commissioned by the Stiftung Berlin Philharmoniker and The Carnegie Hall Corporation

Programme notes

The title of this one-movement symphony, Tevot (tey-VOT), means in Hebrew bars of music.

Also, in the Bible, תיבה (tey-VA) is the ark of Noah, and the cradle in which the baby Moses is carried on the river.

It was commissioned by the Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker and The Carnegie Hall Corporation. The world premiere is at the Berliner Philharmonie by the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle on February 21, 2007. The United States premiere is at Carnegie Hall, New York City by the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle on November 14, 2007.

Reviews

'Adès takes the listener on a vivid sonic journey, juxtaposing tensile motifs on woodwinds, strings and percussion with constantly moving, seductively textured blocks of sound.’

Financial Times (Andrew Clark), 20 February 2010

‘Strongly recommended.’

International Record Review (David Gutman), February 2010

'A breathtakingly sustained atmosphere of cosmic grandeur takes over… It’s spectacular and haunting.’

The Metro (Warwick Thompson), 12 February 2010

Availability

Facsimile score 0571536743 on sale, parts for hire

Scores and publication

Upcoming performances

No performances found.

Previous performances

6 April 2024 — Bridgewater Hall (Manchester, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
18 November 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) (20:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
17 November 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) (13:30) — USA — Composer, Conductor
16 November 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) (19:30) — USA — Composer, Conductor
16 September 2020 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
17 July 2018 — Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, CA, USA) (20:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
9 March 2016 — Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
15 November 2015 — Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto, ON, Canada) — Canada — Composer
8 September 2015 — Auditorium Rai Arturo Toscanini (Turin, Italy) — Italy — Composer
21 June 2014 — Snape Maltings Concert Hall (Snape, Suffolk, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
11 June 2014 — Symphony Hall (Birmingham, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
13 January 2014 — Stadthalle (Kassel, Hessen, Germany) — Germany — Composer
15 April 2013 — Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne — Australia — Composer, Conductor
15 January 2012 — Barbican Hall, London — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
19 November 2011 — No Venue (São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil) — Brazil — Composer
18 November 2011 — No Venue (São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil) — Brazil — Composer
17 November 2011 — No Venue (São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil) — Brazil — Composer
17 June 2011 — Het Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer, Conductor
16 October 2010 — Town Hall (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer
15 January 2010 — TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
31 October 2009 — Konserthuset (Stockholm, Sweden) — Sweden — Composer
9 March 2009 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
23 November 2008 — No Venue (Miami, FL, USA) — USA — Composer
22 November 2008 — Lincoln Theatre (Miami Beach, FL, USA) — USA — Composer, Conductor
16 November 2008 — Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA, USA) (14:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
15 November 2008 — Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA, USA) (20:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
14 November 2008 — Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA, USA) (20:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
10 August 2008 — Usher Hall (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
26 July 2008 — Royal Albert Hall (London, United Kingdom) (19:00) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
10 May 2008 — Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer
10 May 2008 — ABC Classic FM (Australia) — Australia — Composer
14 November 2007 — Carnegie Hall (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
3 November 2007 — No Venue (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
1 November 2007 — No Venue (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
31 October 2007 — No Venue (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
4 August 2007 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
14 March 2007 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
8 March 2007 — BOZAR (Brussels, Belgium) — Belgium — Composer
7 March 2007 — Barbican Theatre (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
5 March 2007 — No Venue (Paris, France) — France — Composer
26 February 2007 — No Venue (Gran Canaria, Spain) — Spain — Composer
23 February 2007 — Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
22 February 2007 — Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
21 February 2007 — Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer

Recordings

The Berlin Years — 2024 — Warner Classics (5054197685897)
Adès: Asyla, Tevot, Polaris, Brahms — 2017 — LSO Live (LSO0798)
Les Plus Beaux CD Du Mois - Juin 2017 — 2017 — Diapason (DIAP 270)
Tevot, Violin Concerto, Three Studies From Couperin, Dances From Powder Her Face — 2010 — EMI Classics (4578132)