Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)

Zigeunerweisen und Sarabanden (1996)

from the ballet Le fils de l'air, for orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1996
    • Duration: 15 mn
    • Publisher: Schott
Detailed formation
  • 2 flutes (also 2 piccolos, 2 alto flutes), 2 oboes (also 2 English horns), 2 clarinets (also 2 bass clarinets), 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 timpani, 3 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 piano (also 1 celesta), strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 16 January 1998
    Location:

    Cologne


    Performers:

    le Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester, direction : Markus Stenz.

Table of contents

  • I. Ballade
  • II. Grande Sarabande Bohémienne
  • III. Abschied