Wolfgang Rihm (1952)

Zweite Abgesangsszene (1979)

for medium voice and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1979
    • Duration: 20 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition, nº UE 17198
    • Cycle: Fünf Abgesangsszenen
    • Commission: Badische Staatskapelle, Karlsruhe
    • Libretto (details, author):

      d'après Nietzsche et Novalis

Detailed formation
  • soloist: solo mezzo-soprano
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo, 1 alto flute), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 3 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, piano (also celesta), 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 5 October 1980
    Location:

    Allemagne, Karlsruhe


    Performers:

    Christina Ascher : mezzo-soprano, Badische Staatskapelle, direction : Christof Prick.