general information

composition date
1985-1989
duration
30h
publisher
Heugel , HE 33 687
Libretto (details, author)

René Char, Fureur et mystère

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, solo contralto, women's choir

4 flutes, 3 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones (also bass trombone), tuba, timpani, 9 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date
November 16, 1989

France, Metz

interpreters

Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Elizabeth Laurence, BBC singers et orchestre symphonique de Londres, direction : Pierre Boulez.

observations

Enregistrement : Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Elizabeth Laurence, BBC singers et orchestre symphonique de Londres, direction : Pierre Boulez, 1 cd Erato, n° 2292-45494-Z.

Program note

Voir les autres versions du Visage nuptial, note par Dominique Jameux, programme du Festival d'Automne à Paris, 1981, cycle Pierre Boulez.



Part titles

  • Conduite
  • Gravité (L'Emmuré)
  • Le Visage nuptial
  • Évadné
  • Post-Scriptum

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