general information

composition date
2002
revisition date
2004
duration
22 min
editor
Schott
Commission
Philharmonique de Berlin
Libretto (details, author)

sur des textes de Prithwindra Mukherjee, Alexandre Soljénitsyne, Rainer Maria Rilke et Vincent Van Gogh

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano

piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 percussionists, timpani, accordion, marimba (also vibraphone), celesta, harp

information about the creation

date
September 5, 2003

Allemagne, Berlin, Philharmonie

interpreters

Dawn Upshaw : soprano et l'Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin, direction : Simon Rattle.

observations

Enregistrement : « Correspondances », The Shadows of Time ; Tout un monde lointain, Barbara Hannigan : soprano, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, direction : Esa-Pekka Salonen, 1 cd Deutsche Grammophone, 2013, 0289 479 118.

Part titles

  • I. Danse cosmique ;
  • Interlude ;
  • II. À Slava et Galina ;
  • III. Gong ;
  • IV. Gong 2 ;
  • V. De Vincent à Théo.

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