general information

composition date
1991
duration
20 min
editor
Chester Music
Libretto (details, author)

Robert Desnos (1900-1945)

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 female voice and single wind chamber orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano

flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussionist, harp, piano

information about the creation

date
August 8, 1991

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Albert Hall, BCC Promenade Concerts

interpreters

Solveig Kringleborn : soprano et l'Orchestre symphonique de la BBC, direction : Witold Lutoslawski.

Program note

  1. La Belle-de-nuit
  2. La Sauterelle
  3. La Véronique
  4. L'Églantine, l'Aubépine et la Glycine
  5. La Tortue
  6. La Rose
  7. L'Alligator
  8. L'Angélique
  9. Le Papillon


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