Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)

Maratona (1956)

ballet suite for two jazz bands and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1956
    • Duration: 30 mn
    • Publisher: Schott, nº ED 4937
Detailed formation
  • 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 1 oboe, 1 English horn, 1 clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 1 alto saxophone, 1 tenor saxophone, 1 bassoon, 2 horns, 3 trumpets [dont 1 jazz] , 2 trombones [dont 1 jazz] , 1 timpani, 3 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 piano [jazz] , strings, 1 double bass [jazz]

Premiere information

  • Date: 8 February 1957
    Location:

    Westdeutscher Rundfunk


    Performers:

    l'orchestre symphonique de la radio Westdeutscher Rundfunk, direction : Hans Rosbaud.