general information

composition date
1979
duration
25 min
editor
Schott

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Triple wind orchestra (or larger))

detailed formation

2 flutes (also 2 piccolos, alto flute, bass flute [en ut, amplifiée]), 3 oboes (also English horn, heckelphone, oboe d'amore), 2 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 2 soprano saxophones (also alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, harp, guitar, piano, harpsichord, celesta, organ, 9 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 3 double basses

information about the creation

date
January 6, 1981

Zürich

interpreters

le Tonhalle-Orchester, direction : Hans Werner Henze.

Part titles

  • I. Klage
  • II. Gesang
  • III. Rückkehr des Orpheus mit Eurydike; Eurydike Tod
  • IV. Orpheus' Wahn
  • V. Apotheose

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