Philip Glass (1937)

Symphony No. 5 "Choral" (1999)

Requiem, Bardo and Nirmanakaya, for soloists, choir and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1999
    • Duration: 1 h 41 mn
    • Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers
    • Commission: Autriche, festival de Salzburg
Detailed formation
  • soloists: 1 solo soprano, 1 solo mezzo-soprano, 1 solo tenor, 1 solo baritone, 1 solo bass voice
  • mixed choir à 4 voix , children's choir
  • 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 1 Eb clarinet, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, 4 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 28 August 1999
    Location:

    Autriche, festival de Salzburg


    Performers:

    orchestre symphonique de la radio de Salzburg, direction : Dennis Russell Davies.