general information

composition date
1969
duration
50 min
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
solo soprano, solo contralto, solo tenor, 2 solo bass voices

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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