general information

composition date
1971-1973
duration
1h 30 min
editor
Schott

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor

2 recorders, piano, accordion, electric organ [Hammond], harmonica, ocarina [ou flûte à bec avec micro de contact], glass harmonica [et harpe de verre], Jew's harp, 2 whistles, violin (also viola), viola (also violin, viola d'amore), cello, double bass, piccolo, flute, alto flute, 4 other traditional flutes [1 bangali, 1 inca, 2 en bambou], other traditional flute [en lotus ou clarinette], oboe, English horn, clarinet, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, basset horn, bassoon, contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, timpani, percussionist, guitar, mandolin, electric guitar, banjo [ténor], celesta

information about the creation

date
January 4, 1974

Londres, Queen Elisabeth Hall

interpreters

Rose Taylor : mezzo-soprano, Paul Sperry : ténor, London Sinfonietta, direction : Hans Werner Henze.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
amplification

observations

Les instruments sont répartis entre 15 instrumentistes.

Part titles

  1. Los poetas cubanos ya no sueñan (Heberto Padilla) 
  2. Prison Song (Ho Chi Minh)
  3. Keiner oder alle (Bertold Bretch)
  4. The Electric Cop (Victor Hernandez Cruz)
  5. The Distant Drum (Calvin C. Hernton)
  6. 42 Schulkinder (Erich Fried)
  7. Caino (Gino de Santis)
  8. Il Pasi (Mario Tobino)
  9. Heimkehr (Heinrich Heine)
  10. Grecia 1970 (Giuseppe Ungaretti)
  11. Legende von der Entstehung des Buches Taoteking auf dem Weg des Laotse in die Emigration (Bertold Brecht)
  12. Gedanken eines Revue-mädchens während des Entkleidungsaktes (Bertold Brecht)
  13. Das wirklische Messer (Hans Magnus Enzensberger)
  14. Recht und Billig (Erich Fried)
  15. Patria (Miguel Barnet)
  16. Screams (Interlude) (Walton Smith)
  17. The Worker (Richard W. Thomas)
  18. Para aconsejar a una dama (Herberto Padilla)
  19. Roses and Revolutions (Dudley Randall)
  20. Vermutung über Hessen (F.C. Delius)
  21. Schluss (Michalis Katsaros)
  22. Das Blumenfest (Hans Magnus Enzensberger)

recordings

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

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Voices - Stimmen

Composed by Hans Werner Henze , concert on January 29, 1993

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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