Luigi Nono (1924-1990)

Canti di vita e d'amore (1962)

sul Ponte di Hiroshima, for soprano, tenor and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1962
    • Duration: 18 mn
    • Publisher: 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

Detailed formation
  • soloists: 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

Premiere information

  • Date: 22 August 1962
    Location:

    Royaume-Uni, Edimbourg


    Performers:

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

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