general information

composition date
1972
duration
20 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Opus
51
Commission
BBC
Libretto (details, author)

Texte : Sir Peter Maxwell Davies d'après Leonce und Lena de Georg Büchner.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano, mezzo-soprano, mime, male dancer

flute (also piccolo, alto flute), clarinet, percussion, guitar (also banjo), ukulele (also mandolin), harp

information about the creation

date
May 29, 1972

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Round House

interpreters

Josephine Barstow, Mary Thomas, Mark Furneaux, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez, direction.


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