general information

composition date
1998
duration
15 min
editor
Ricordi
Commission
Festival de Salzbourg
Libretto (details, author)

Jack Beeching

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos [dont 1 colorature], solo mezzo-soprano, solo contralto

4 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), 4 clarinets (also bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet), 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, percussionist, timpani, harp, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 12 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date
February 17, 1999

France, Paris, Salle Pleyel

interpreters

Christoph von Dohnanyi, direction.


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