Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Symphonie n°3, Kaddish (1963)

for mixed choir, boy's choir, narrator, solo soprano and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1963
      Revision dates: 1977
    • Duration: 40 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Dedication: à la mémoire de John F. Kennedy
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Kaddish (prière en hébreu) et texte du récitant par Leonard Bernstein.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.