general information

composition date
1962
duration
18 min
editor
Ars Viva
Commission
Edinburgh International Festival
Libretto (details, author)

Günther Anders, Etre ou ne pas être - Journal d'Hiroshima et Nagasaki ; J.L. Pacheco, Esta Noche, Cesare Pavese, Passerò per Piazza di Spagna

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, solo tenor

3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, percussionist, 4 timpani, 8 violins, 8 second violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
August 22, 1962

Royaume-Uni, Edimbourg

interpreters

Dorothy Dorow : soprano, Richard Lewis : ténor, John Pritchard : direction.

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