general information

composition date
2002
duration
18 min
editor
Schirmer
Commission
North German Radio Orchestra ; Christoph Eschenbach
Libretto (details, author)

D’après des textes d’Emily Dickinson.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 solo voice, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

soprano, soprano (also viola, tenor, bass voice), 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets [en do, aussi 1 trompette piccolo en si bémol], 2 trombones, 3 percussions, harp, strings

information about the creation

date
November 15, 2002
interpreters
Norddeutscher Rundfunk Orchestra ; Christoph Eschenbach, direction.

observations

Le mouvement n°3 (“Blazing in Gold and quenching in Purple”) peut être exécuté comme une composition autonome. La durée de l’œuvre est alors rameée à 5’30.


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