Philippe Boesmans (1936-2022)

Trakl-Lieder (1986 -1987)

for soprano and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1986 - 1987
      Revision dates: 1989
    • Duration: 22 mn 14 s
    • Publisher: Ricordi, Milan, nº 136860, 1990
    • Opus: WD13
    • Commission: Conseil de la musique de la Communauté française.
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Georg Trakl (1887-1914)

Detailed formation
  • soloist: 1 solo soprano
  • 4 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes, 3 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 4 percussionists, 1 timpani, 1 harp, 1 piano (also 1 celesta, 1 glockenspiel), strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 8 May 1988
    Location:

    Bruxelles, palais des Beaux-Arts


    Performers:

    l'orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie, direction : Sylvain Cambreling, Françoise Pollet : soprano.

  • Date: 13 April 1990
    Location:

    version augmentée de deux Lieder, même lieu, mêmes interprètes.