Laurent Petitgirard (1950)

Le Fou d'Elsa (2000)

cycle of melodies on poems by Aragon for contralto voice and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2000
    • Duration: 16 mn
    • Publisher: Durand, Paris
    • Commission: Association Musique Nouvelle en Liberté
Detailed formation
  • soloist: solo contralto
  • 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also 1 English horn), 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 2 horns, trumpet, timpani, percussionist, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 9 December 2002
    Location:

    France, Paris, Salle Gaveau


    Performers:

    Jana Sykorova et l'Orchestre Symphonique Français, direction : Laurent Petitgirard.