- General information
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Composition date:
1962 - 1963
- Duration: 11 mn
- Publisher: Peters, nº EP 4838
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Libretto (details, author):
György Ligeti
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Composition date:
1962 - 1963
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and ensemble of up to 9 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo soprano, solo contralto, solo baritone
- flute, horn, percussionist, harpsichord, piano (also celesta), cello, double bass
Premiere information
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Date:
4 April 1963
Location:Allemagne, Hambourg, NDR Das neue Werk
Performers:Gertie Charlent : soprano, Marie-Thérèse Cahn : contralto, William Pearson : baryton, ensemble Die Reihe, Vienne, direction : Friedrich Cerha.
Table of contents
- Agitato
- Presto
- Conversation
- Allegro appassionato
- Sostenuto grandioso
- Action dramatique