general information

composition date
1969
duration
50min
editor
Schott
Dedicatee
à Eugene Ormandy
Commission
Westdeutschen Rundfunks (WDR), Cologne

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
mixed choir, solo soprano, solo contralto, solo tenor, 2 solo bass voices, mixed choir

4 flutes (also 2 piccolos, alto flute), 3 oboes, 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet), bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, 2 alto saxophones, 2 baritone saxophones, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 tubas, timpani, 4 percussionists, piano, pump organ, electric bass guitar, 24 violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date
April 8, 1970

Allemagne, Altenberg

interpreters

Stefania Woytowicz : soprano, Krystyna Szczepánska : contralto, Louis Devos : ténor, Bernard Ladysz : basse, Boris Carmeli : basse profonde, chœur du Norddeutschen Rundfunks, direction : Helmut Franz, Kölner Rundfunkchor, direction : Herbert Schernus, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, direction : Andrzej Markowski.


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