Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024)

Deutsches Stück mit Hamlet (1997 -1998)

for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1997 - 1998
    • Duration: 30 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition, nº UE 31232
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Erich Mühsam, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Georg Herwegh, Ferdinand Freiligrath, Heiner Müller, Heinrich Heine, Gottfried Benn et Friedrich Hölderlin.

Detailed formation
  • soloists: solo mezzo-soprano, solo baritone
  • 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 percussionists, timpani, harp, piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 18 May 1998
    Location:

    Allemagne, Frankfurt am Main


    Performers:

    Renée Morloc : mezzo-soprano, Dietrich Henschel : baryton, Orchestre symphonique allemand, direction : Gerd Albrecht.