Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970)
Lob der Torheit (1959)
Burlesque cantata for coloratura soprano, cantor (tenor), bass, mixed choir and ensemble (2nd version)
[Éloge de la bêtise]
- General information
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Composition date:
1959
- Duration: 28 mn
- Publisher: Schott
- Dedication: au Docteur Peterheinz Werhahn et à son épouse
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Libretto (details, author):
D’après Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Composition date:
1959
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), choir(s) and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo soprano [colorature] , 1 solo tenor, 1 solo bass voice
- mixed choir
- 1 flute, 1 clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 1 timpani, 6 percussionists, 1 harp, 2 pianos (also 1 celesta), 1 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello
Premiere information
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Date:
3 November 1959
Location:Cologne
Performers:Waltraud Grewe, soprano, Claus Bock, ténor, Karl-Heinz Offermann, baryton, Gürzenich-Orchester und Chor, Hugo Wolfram Schmidt, direction.
Table of contents
- Chant copte I
- Pastorale giocoso
- Pastorale serioso
- Totalité
- Le fou épilogue