John Adams (1947)

Le Livre de Baudelaire (1993)

orchestration of Cinq chansons de Charles Baudelaire by Claude Debussy, for soprano and orchestra


arrangement

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1993
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Charles Baudelaire

Detailed formation
  • soloist: 1 solo soprano
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 1 percussionist [ou 2] , 1 harp, 1 celesta, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 10 March 1994
    Location:

    Hollande, Amsterdam, Concertgebouw


    Performers:

    Roberta Alexander : soprano, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, direction : John Adams.