Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Symphonie n°3, Kaddish (1963)
for mixed choir, boy's choir, narrator, solo soprano and orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1963
Revision dates: 1977
- Duration: 40 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Dedication: à la mémoire de John F. Kennedy
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Libretto (details, author):
Kaddish (prière en hébreu) et texte du récitant par Leonard Bernstein.
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Composition date:
1963
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- 4 flutes (also alto flute, piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets (also trumpet [en ré] ), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 4 percussionists, harp, celesta, piano, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
10 December 1963
Location:Israel, Tel Aviv, Frederick Mann Auditorium
Performers:Hannah Rovina : récitante, Jennie Tourel : mezzo-soprano, Abraham Kaplan : chef de chœur, l'Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, direction : Leonard Bernstein.
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Date:
25 August 1977
Location:Allemagne, Mayence
Performers:Michael Wager : récitant, Montserrat Caballé : soprano, le Wiener Jeunesse Chor, les Wiener Sängerknaben (Petits Chanteurs de Vienne), l'Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, direction : Leonard Bernstein.
Table of contents
I. Invocation (Kaddish 1) ; II. Din-Torah (Kaddish 2) ; III. Scherzo (Kaddish 3) ; Finale.