Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)
Novae de infinito laudes (1962)
cantata for four solo voices, mixed choir and ensemble
- General information
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Composition date:
1962
- Duration: 50 mn
- Publisher: Schott, nº ED 5028
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Libretto (details, author):
Giordano Bruno
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Composition date:
1962
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), choir(s) and ensemble of more than 25 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo soprano, 1 solo contralto, 1 solo tenor, 1 solo bass voice
- mixed choir
- 2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 English horns, 2 bassoons, 2 piccolo trumpets, 2 trumpets, 2 bass trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 tubas, 2 timpani, 2 harp, 2 lutes [ou clavecin] , 2 pianos, 4 cellos, 4 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
24 April 1963
Location:Venise, Biennale
Performers:Elisabeth Söderström : soprano, Kerstin Meyer : contralto, Peter Pears : ténor, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau : baryton, chœur et orchestre symphonique de la radio de Cologne, direction : Hans Werner Henze.
Table of contents
- Die Himmelskörper
- Die vier Elemente
- Der fortlaufende Umbruch
- Die Freude liegt in der Bewegung
- Der Sonnenaufgang
- Das höchste Gut