José María Sánchez-Verdú (1968)

La rosa y el ruiseñor (2005)

for two voices, three violas da gamba and symphony orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2005
    • Duration: 19 mn
    • Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, 2005
    • Commission: festival de musique des Canaries 2006
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Texte de Saint Jean de la Croix.

Detailed formation
  • soloists: soprano, baritone, 3 viols
  • 3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, harp, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 8 February 2006
    Location:

    Espagne, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Auditorium


    Performers:

    Claudia Barainsky : soprano, Gabriel Suovanen : baryton, le Banchetto Musicale (Pere Ros, Xurxo Varela, Itziar Atutxa), l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, direction : Marek Janowski.