Luciano Berio (1925-2003)

Stanze (2003)

for baritone, three small male choirs and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date : 2003
    • Duration : 25 mn
    • Publisher : Universal Edition
    • Commission: Orchestre de Paris
    • Libretto (details, author) :

      Paul Celan, Edoardo Sanguineti, Alfred Brendel, Giorgio Caproni, Dan Pagis

Detailed formation
  • soloist : solo baritone
  • men's choir(3 tenor, 3 bass voice)
  • 4 flutes, 3 oboes, 5 clarinets, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussionists, glockenspiel, piano, strings, 12 violins, 12 second violins, 12 violas, 8 cellos, 8 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date : 22 January 2004
    Location :

    Paris, Théâtre Mogador


    Performers :

    Dietrich Henschel, Baryton et le le chœur de L'Armée Francaise, direction : Christoph Eschenbach.