Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Cantata Misericordium (1963)
for tenor and baritone, small choir, string quartet, string orchestra, piano, harp and timpani
- General information
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Composition date:
1963 - 25 may 1963
- Duration: 19 mn 30 s
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 69
- Dedication: 'In honorem Societatis Crucis Rubrae kalendis septembribus A.S. MCMLXIII sollemnia saecularia Genavae celebrantis hoc opus compositum illo prium die auditum est' ; 'To Fidelity Cranbrook'
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Libretto (details, author):
Texte en latin de Patrick Wilkinson
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Composition date:
1963 - 25 may 1963
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), solo instrument(s), choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo tenor, 1 solo baritone, 1 violin, 1 second violin, 1 viola, 1 cello
- mixed choir
- 1 timpani, 1 harp, 1 piano, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
1 September 1963
Location:Suisse, Genève
Performers:Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, le Motet de Genève et l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, direction : Ernest Ansermet.