general information

composition date
1952
duration
1h 30 min
editor
Schott
Libretto (details, author)

Auto sacramental de Pedro Calderón de la Barca dans une adaptation libre de Hubert Rüttger

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos [Aurore ; Printemps], solo contralto [Automne], 4 solo tenors [Été ; Ange ; Diable ; Jean-Baptiste], 2 solo bass voices [Père ; Hiver]

3 flutes (also 3 piccolos), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets [en ut], 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 5 percussionists, 2 harp, piano, celesta, harpsichord, organ

information about the creation

date
June 12, 1952

première diffusion : WDR

interpreters

Matthias Bungart : direction ; création en concert le 13 juillet 1987, Allemagne, Cologne, Karthäuser Kantorei, Kölner Rundfunkorchester, direction : Jan Latham-König.


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