general information

composition date
1962
duration
1h
editor
Le Chant du Monde
Opus
113
Libretto (details, author)

Evguéni Evtouchenko

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 male voice, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
bass voice [40 à 100], solo bass voice

3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, harp [2-4], piano (also celesta)

information about the creation

date
December 18, 1962

URSS, Moscou, Grande Salle du Conservatoire

interpreters

Vitaly Gromadski : basse, basses du Chœur républicain d'état et du chœur de l'Institut Gnessine, Orchestre philharmonique de Moscou, direction : Kiril Kondrachine.

Part titles

  1. Babi Yar (Adagio)
  2. Humour (Allegretto)
  3. Au magasin (Adagio)
  4. Les Peurs (Largo)
  5. Une carrière (Allegretto)

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Created the same year
Composed the same year
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