general information

composition date
1978
duration
47 min
editor
Schott

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor [tenor buffo], solo baritone [de caractère]

3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also oboe d'amore, English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, bass trumpet, 3 trombones, tuba (also contrabass tuba), 3 percussionists, harp, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), harpsichord (also celesta), electric organ [aussi régal], 3 violins, 2 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

information about the creation

date
December 21, 1978

Allemagne, Berlin, Radio Sender Frei Berlin (SFB)

interpreters

Inga Nielsen : soprano, Olive Fredericks : mezzo, Peter Haage : ténor, Dieter Weller : baryton, Orchestre symphonique de la Radio de Berlin, direction : Elgar Howarth.


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