Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007)

Drei Lieder (1950)

for alto voice and chamber orchestra
[Trois mélodies]

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1950
    • Duration: 19 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition, nº UE 15154
    • Opus: 1/10
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Charles Baudelaire (traduit en allemand par Terese Robinson) et Karlheinz Stockhausen

Detailed formation
  • soloist: solo contralto
  • flute, 2 clarinets, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, harpsichord, piano, 6 violins, 4 violas [ou 6] , 3 cellos [ou 4] , 3 double basses [ou 4]

Premiere information

  • Date: 21 October 1971
    Location:

    France, Paris


    Performers:

    Brigit Fassbänder : contralto et l'ensemble Musique Vivante, direction : Kalheinz Stockhausen.

Table of contents

  • Der Rebell (Charles Baudelaire), 4' ;
  • Frei (Karlheinz Stockhausen), 9' ;
  • Der Saitenmann (Karlheinz Stockhausen), 6'.