Oliver Knussen (1952-2018)
Requiem, Songs for Sue (2005 -2006)
for soprano and ensemble of fifteen instrumentalists
- General information
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Composition date:
2005 - 2006
- Duration: 12 mn
- Publisher: Faber Music, Londres
- Opus: 33
- Commission: MusicNOW, the new music chamber series of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
- Dedication: en mémoire de Sue Knussen
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Libretto (details, author):
extraits de sept poèmes d’Emily Dickinson et d’Antonio Machado, Los Ojos, WH Auden, If I could tell you I would let you know, Rainer Maria Rilke, Requiem for a Friend.
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Composition date:
2005 - 2006
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloist: 1 solo soprano
- 1 flute, 1 alto flute, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 horns, 1 percussionist, 1 harp, 1 piano (also 1 celesta), 2 violas, 2 cellos, 1 double bass
Premiere information
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Date:
3 April 2006
Location:États-Unis, Chicago, MusicNOW
Performers:Claire Booth : soprano et des membres de l'orchestre symphonique de Chicago, direction : Oliver Knussen.