Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)
Sinfonie n° 8 - Lieder der Vergänglichkeit (2005)
for three solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
2005
Revision dates: 2007
- Duration: 55 mn
- Publisher: Schott
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Libretto (details, author):
d’après des poèmes de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Achim von Arnim, Joseph von Eichendorff, Karl Kraus, Rainer Maria Rilke, Hans Bethge, Hermann Hesse et Bertolt Brecht.
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Composition date:
2005
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- mixed choir, ensemble of vocal soloists(solo soprano [], solo mezzo-soprano [], solo baritone [])
- 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo, 1 alto flute, 1 other traditional flute [flûte en bambou] ), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets (also 2 A clarinets, 1 Eb clarinet, 1 bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, bass trumpet [dans la salle] , 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 4 percussionists, harp, celesta, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
26 June 2005
Location:Luxembourg
Performers:Olga Pasichnyk : soprano, Agnieszka Rehlis : mezzo-soprano, Wojciech Dabrowicz : baryton, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, direction : Bramwell Tovey.
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Date:
24 October 2007
Location:Chine, Beijing, Beijing Music Festival
Performers:Olga Pasichnyk : soprano, Agnieszka Rehlis : mezzo-soprano, Vytautas Juozapaitis : baryton, China Philharmonic Orchestra, EuropaChor Akademie, direction : Krzysztof Penderecki.
Table of contents
- Nachts (Joseph von Eichendorff)
- Ende des Herbstes (Rainer Maria Rilke)
- Der brennende Baum (Bertolt Brecht)
- Bei einer Linde (Joseph von Eichendorff)
- Flieder (Karl Kraus)
- Frühlingsnacht (Hermann Hesse)
- Sag’ ich’s euch, geliebte Bäume? (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
- Im Nebel (Hermann Hesse)
- Der Blütengarten (Hans Bethge)
- Abschied (Joseph von Eichendorff)
- Vergänglichkeit (Hermann Hesse)
- Herbsttag (Rainer Maria Rilke)
- O grüner Baum des Lebens (Achim von Arnim)