general information

composition date
1906-1908
duration
1h 40 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Opus
op. 58, Trenner 223
Libretto (details, author)

Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and ensemble)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 sopranos [dramatique, rôle majeur], mezzo-soprano [rôle majeur], tenor [rôle majeur], baritone [rôle majeur], 5 sopranos [rôle mineur], 2 mezzo-sopranos [rôle mineur], contralto [rôle mineur], tenor [rôle mineur], 2 solo bass voices [rôle mineur]

3 flutes (also piccolo), piccolo, 3 oboes (also English horn), heckelphone, 4 clarinets, Eb clarinet, 2 basset horns, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 8 horns, 6 trumpets, bass trumpet, 4 trombones, tuba, 2 timpani, 3 percussionists [ou 4 ], celesta, 2 harp, strings

information about the creation

date
January 25, 1909

Allemagne, Dresde, Opernhaus

interpreters

Ernst von Schuch.

observations

Il existe une version de cette œuvre avec effectif réduit.


recordings

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Elektra

Composed by Richard Strauss , concert on February 19, 1995

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


similar works


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