general information

composition date
1964
revisition date
1994
duration
26 min
editor
Schott
Libretto (details, author)

d’après la nouvelle du même nom de Franz Kafka

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos [Rosa ; Die Tochter], solo contralto [Die Mutter], solo tenor [Der Pferdeknecht], solo baritone [Der Landarzt], solo bass voice [Der Vater], sopranochild voice [Der Patient]

flute (also piccolo), oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 3 percussionists, harp, 3 pianos [dont 2 préparés], celesta, organ

information about the creation

date
November 30, 1965

Francfort, Städtlische Bühnen

interpreters

Wolfgang Rennert : direction, Hans Neugebauer : mise en scène, décors et costumes.

  • Création radiophonique : 29 novembre 1951, orchestre de la radio Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, direction : Harry Hermann Spitz.
date
September 27, 1994

révision de la version radiophonique : Cologne, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Studio für Elektronische Musik des WDR

interpreters

Markus Stenz : direction, orchestre symphonique de la radio de Cologne.

observations

2 versions : scénique et radiophonique : même nomenclature, même partition.

similar works

Same type
Created the same year
Composed the same year
Same detailed formation

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