general information

composition date
1991-1992
revisition date
1994
duration
between 45 min and 50 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Commission
Festival de Música de Canarias
Libretto (details, author)

Yosef al-Kātib, Gutierre de Cetina, Jorge Manrique, Francisco de Quevedo, Abraham ibn ’Ezra, Yehudá ibn Giyāt, Yosef ibn Şaddīq, Pedro Manuel Ximénez de Urrea et anonymes

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano, baritone

4 flutes (also alto flute, 2 piccolos), 4 oboes, bass clarinet (also 4 clarinets), 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 3 percussionists, 2 harp, harpsichord (also celesta, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date
January 23, 1993
Espagne, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Teatro Pérez Galdós, Festival de Música de Canarias
interpreters
Maria Oran, soprano ; Simon Preece, baryton ; Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin ; Cristóbal Halffter, direction

Part titles

  1. Tant’amare
  2. Madrigal
  3. Tres morillas
  4. Mote
  5. Gar ke faré yo
  6. Amor constante más allá de la muerte
  7. Ensalada

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