Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994)
Five songs on Texts of Kazimiera Iłłakowicz [Pięć pieśni do słów Kazimiery Iłłakowiczówny] (1958)
version for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra
[Cinq chansons sur des poèmes de Kazimiera Iłłakowicz]
- General information
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Composition date:
1958
- Duration: 9 mn
- Publisher: PWM (Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne), 1963
- Dedication: 1. à Marya Freund, 2 à 5. à Nadia Boulanger
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Libretto (details, author):
Kazimiera Iłłakowicz
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Composition date:
1958
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [1 female voice and non-standard chamber orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: solo mezzo-soprano
- timpani, percussionist, harp, piano, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
12 February 1960
Location:Pologne, Katowice
Performers:Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa : mezzo-soprano, orchestre symphonique de la radio-télévision polonaise, direction : Jan Krenz.
Table of contents
- Morze [The sea - La mer], con moto ma quieto
- Wiatr [The wind - Le vent], Furioso
- Zima [Winter - L'hiver], Quieto
- Rycerze [Knights - Les chevaliers], Impetuoso
- Dzwony cerkiewne [Church bells - Les cloches], Soave