general information

composition date
1989-1990
duration
25 min
editor
Schott
Commission
Chicago Symphony Orchestra et Carnegie Hall à l'occasion de leurs centenaires respectifs
Libretto (details, author)

W. B. Yeats.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 female voice and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano

3 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 7 percussionists, celesta, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, 2 harp

information about the creation

date
April 11, 1991

États-Unis, Chicago, Orchestral Hall

interpreters

Faye Robinson (soprano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, direction : Sir George Solti.


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