general information

composition date
1971
duration
13 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
140
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) (1 male voice and single wind chamber orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
bass voice

flute (also piccolo), bassoon, 2 horns, timpani, percussionist, celesta, 5 violins, 5 second violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, 5 double basses [à cinq cordes]

information about the creation

date
November 30, 1973

URSS, Moscou, grande salle du conservatoire

interpreters

Evguéni Nesterenko : basse, Orchestre de chambre de Moscou, direction : Rudolf Barchaï.

observations

version pour basse et orchestre de chambre de l'opus 62 (1943)

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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