Betsy Jolas (1926)

Frauenleben (1992)

9 Lieder for viola and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date : 1992
    • Duration : 20 mn
    • Publisher : Billaudot, 1994
    • Commission: Radio-France
Detailed formation
  • soloist : viola
  • 2 flutes (also piccolo, flute [en sol] ), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets [en si bémol] , 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, 2 percussionists, timpani, piano, 10 violins, 10 second violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date : 2 April 1993
    Location :

    France, Paris, Radio-France


    Performers :

    Gérard Caussé, alto ; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France ; Arturo Tamayo, direction