general information

composition date
2014-2015
duration
20 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Commission
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra et le Festival d'Automne à Paris
Libretto (details, author)

Textes de Solomon Ibn Gabirol (traduction de Peter Cole), Samuel HaNagid (traduction de Peter Cole) et Frederico García Lorca.

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
countertenor

2 oboes, 4 horns, 2 percussionists, harp, 12 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
September 25, 2015

Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Concertgebouw

interpreters

Bejun Mehta, contre-ténor, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin, direction.

Bejun Mehta/Netherlands Chamber Choir/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin - See more at: http://www.fabermusic.com/repertoire/dream-of-the-song#sthash.cSMkUNh4.dpuf
Bejun Mehta/Netherlands Chamber Choir/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin - See more at: http://www.fabermusic.com/repertoire/dream-of-the-song#sthash.cSMkUNh4.dpuf
Bejun Mehta/Netherlands Chamber Choir/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin - See more at: http://www.fabermusic.com/repertoire/dream-of-the-song#sthash.cSMkUNh4.dpuf
Bejun Mehta/Netherlands Chamber Choir/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin - See more at: http://www.fabermusic.com/repertoire/dream-of-the-song#sthash.cSMkUNh4.dpuf
Bejun Mehta/Netherlands Chamber Choir/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin - See more at: http://www.fabermusic.com/repertoire/dream-of-the-song#sthash.cSMkUNh4.dpuf

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