general information

composition date
1962
duration
6 min
editor
Ars Viva
Libretto (details, author)

Heinz Werder

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano

oboe, cello, harpsichord

information about the creation

date
December 5, 1962

Suisse, Bâle, concert de la Société Internationale de Musique Contemporaine (SIMC)

interpreters

Elsa Forrer : soprano, Heinz Holliger : hautbois, Werner Eugster : violoncelle, Edith Picht-Axenfeld : clavecin, Jacques Wildberger : direction.

Part titles

  • Nacht der grenzenlosen Kontinente
  • Zwischenspiel 1 (cadence)
  • Im Schneestern
  • Zwischenspiel 2 (récitatif)
  • Kühl schwebt der Tag

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