general information

composition date
1991
duration
15 min
editor
Sikorski, Karlsruhe

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
contralto, tenor, baritone, narrator

4 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 4 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 6 percussionists, celesta, organ, 16 violins, 16 second violins, 12 violas, 8 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date
December 27, 1991

dans le cadre du ballet Prayer for the Age of Aquarius, Italie, Gênes

interpreters

Patricia Adkins Chiti : alto, Oleg Orlov : ténor, Georgi Sastavni : baryton, Galina Vishnevskaya : récitante, le Chœur d'Etat Latvia de Riga, l'Orchestre du théâtre Carlo Felice de Gênes, direction : Mstislav Rostropovitch.

observations

Œuvre à exécuter uniquement avec Pro et contra et Alleluja.


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