Variations on Bach's Chorale Die Nacht ist Kommen, Op.40

Category		Orchestral > String Orchestra
Composed		1986
Duration (approx)		16 minutes
Parts		24 or more strings (min 8.6.4.4.2)
Recording(s)		Symphony No.9 – Part of the 21st Century Symphony Project
Publisher		Faber Music
Commission		The English Chamber Orchestra with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain
First performance		23 March 1987
Venue		Uppingham School
Orchestra / Ensemble		English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor		Carl Davis
Review		Richard Morrison, The Times, 20 April 1987
		The work is highly resourceful in its use of contrasting textures and its gradual uncovering of the original Bach chorale…