general information

composition date
1942
duration
14 min
editor
Le Chant du Monde
Dedicatee
Levon Tadevosovitch Atovmyan (1), Nina Vasilievna Chostakovitch (2), Isaac Davidovitch Glikman (3), Youri Vasilievitch Sviridov (4), Ivan Ivanovitch Sollertinski (5), Vissarion Iakovlevitch Chébaline (6)
Opus
62
Libretto (details, author)

Walter Raleigh (1), Robert Burns (2-4), William Shakespeare (5), texte populaire (6), traductions par Boris Pasternak (1 et 5) and Samuel Marchak (2-4, 6).

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Bass and piano)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo bass voice

piano

information about the creation

date
June 6, 1943

URSS, Moscou, petite salle du conservatoire

interpreters

Efrem Flachs : basse, Dimitri Chostakovitch : piano.

Part titles

  1. Au fils (Largo)
  2. Dans les champs sous la neige et la pluie (Moderato)
  3. McPherson avant son exécution (Allegretto)
  4. Jenny (Moderato)
  5. Sonnet LXVI (Lento)
  6. Le roi s'en va-t-en guerre (Allegretto)

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