Galina Ustvolskaïa (1919-2006)

Poème symphonique n° 1 (1958)

previously Light of the Steppe, for orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1958
    • Duration: 25 mn
    • Publisher: Sikorski
Detailed formation
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, percussionist, harp, celesta, piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 1958
    Location:

    URSS, Leningrad


    Performers:

    l'Orchestre philharmonique de Leningrad, direction : Arvid Jansons.