Sofia Goubaïdoulina (1931)
Hour of the Soul (Percussio di Pekarski) (1976)
for percussion, mezzo-soprano and large orchestra
[Heure de l'âme]
- General information
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Composition date:
1976
- Duration: 30 mn
- Publisher: Sikorski, Hambourg, nº SIK 1888
- Dedication: à Mark Pekarsky
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Libretto (details, author):
Marina Tsvetayeva, Hour of the Soul (en russe, version allemande par Jürgen Köchel).
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Composition date:
1976
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), solo instrument(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: percussionist, mezzo-soprano
- 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos, alto flute), 3 oboes, 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, tenor saxophone), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta [ou piano] , 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
22 October 1979
Location:France, Paris
Performers:Marie-Louise Gilles : mezzo-soprano, Christoph Caskel : percussion, l'Orchestre symphonique de la radio de Cologne, direction : Antoni Wit.