general information

composition date
1963
revisition date
1977
duration
40 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
à la mémoire de John F. Kennedy
Libretto (details, author)

Kaddish (prière en hébreu) et texte du récitant par Leonard Bernstein.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

4 flutes (also alto flute, piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets (also trumpet [en ré]), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 4 percussionists, harp, celesta, piano, strings

information about the creation

date
December 10, 1963

Israel, Tel Aviv, Frederick Mann Auditorium

interpreters

Hannah Rovina : récitante, Jennie Tourel : mezzo-soprano, Abraham Kaplan : chef de chœur, l'Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, direction : Leonard Bernstein.


date
August 25, 1977

Allemagne, Mayence

interpreters

Michael Wager : récitant, Montserrat Caballé : soprano, le Wiener Jeunesse Chor, les Wiener Sängerknaben (Petits Chanteurs de Vienne), l'Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, direction : Leonard Bernstein.

Part titles

I. Invocation (Kaddish 1) ; II. Din-Torah (Kaddish 2) ; III. Scherzo (Kaddish 3) ; Finale.


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