György Kurtág (1926)
Songs to Poems by Anna Akhmatova (1997 -2008)
for soprano and ensemble
[Quatre poèmes d'Anna Akhmatova]
- General information
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Composition date:
1997 - 2008
- Duration: 15 mn
- Publisher: Editio Musica, Budapest, nº Z. 14212
- Opus: 41
- Dedication: Natalia Zagorinskaïa
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Libretto (details, author):
poèmes en russe d'Anna Akhmatova
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Composition date:
1997 - 2008
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and ensemble]
Detailed formation
- soloist: solo soprano
- flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 4 percussionists, harp, piano [[droit]] , celesta, cymbalom
Premiere information
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Date:
31 January 2009
Location:États-Unis, New York, Carnegie Hall
Performers:Natalia Zagorinskaïa : soprano, UMZE Chamber Ensemble, direction : Péter Eötvös.
Table of contents
- Пушкин [Pouchkine] (1998-2008), dédié à Natalia Melnikova.
- Александру Блоку [À Alexandre Blok] (1997-2008), dédié à Madame Zina Brájer.
- Плач – Причитание [Pleurs – Lamentation] (1997-2008), dédié à Márta Papp.
- Воронеж [Voronej] (2008), dédié à Rimma Dalos.