- General information
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Composition date :
1974 - 1977
Revision dates : 1996
- Duration : 2 h
- Editor : Schott, nº ED 8522
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Livret (détail, auteur) :
livret de Michael Meschke et György Ligeti d'après Michel de Ghelderode, La Balade du Grand Macabre
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Composition date :
1974 - 1977
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- solistes : 4 solo sopranos, 2 solo mezzo-sopranos, 2 solo tenors, 5 solo baritones, solo bass voice
- mixed choir
- 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also 1 oboe d'amore, 1 English horn), 3 clarinets (also 1 Eb clarinet, 1 alto saxophone, 1 bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets [en do] (also 2 piccolo trumpets [en ré, at lib.] ), bass trumpet, 3 trombones [ténor, ténor-basse, contrebasse] , contrabass tuba, 4 percussionists, timpani, 3 harmonicas, harp, mandolin, celesta (also harpsichord), piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), electric organ (also organ [régal] ), 3 violins, 2 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses
Creation information
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Date :
12 April 1978
Location :Suède, Stockholm, opéra royal
Performers :Elgar Howarth : direction, Michael Meschke : mise en scène, Aliute Meczies : décors et costumes.
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Date :
28 July 1997
Location :Autriche, Salzburger Festspiele
Performers :Esa-Pekka Salonen : direction, Peter Sellars : mise en scène, George Tsypin : décors, Dunya Ramicova : costumes, James F. Ingalls : lumière.