general information

composition date
1970-1971
duration
36 min
editor
Schott
Commission
Westdeutschen Rundfunks (WDR), Cologne

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, solo contralto, solo tenor, 2 solo bass voices

4 flutes (also 2 piccolos, alto flute), 4 oboes (also English horn), 4 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), contrabass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 tubas, timpani, 4 percussionists, celesta, pump organ, piano, 24 violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date
May 28, 1971

Allemagne, Dom zu Münster

interpreters

Stefania Woytowicz : soprano, Krystyna Szczepánska : contralto, Louis Devos : ténor, Bernard Ladysz : basse, Boris Carmeli : basse profonde, Tölzer Knabenchor, chœur du Norddeutschen Rundfunks, direction : Helmut Franz, Kölner Rundfunkchor, direction: Herbert Schernus, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, direction : Andrzej Markowski.


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