Oliver Knussen (1952-2018)

Whitman Settings (1991 -1992)

for soprano and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1991 - 1992
    • Duration: 11 mn
    • Publisher: Faber Music, Londres
    • Opus: 25a
    • Commission: Fondation Amphion
Detailed formation
  • soloist: 1 solo soprano
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 1 oboe, 1 English horn, 2 clarinets, 1 contrabass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 4 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 celesta [4 mains] , 12 violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 6 double basses [nombre de cordes minimum]

Premiere information

  • Date: 5 March 1992
    Location:

    Londres, Barbican


    Performers:

    Lucy Shelton : soprano et l'orchestre symphonique de la BBC, direction : Oliver Knussen.