Sofia Goubaïdoulina (1931)

O Komm, Heiliger Geist (2015)

for soprano, bass, mixed choir and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2015
    • Duration: 12 mn
    • Publisher: Sikorski, Hambourg
    • Commission: Staatskapelle Dresden et Frauenkirche Dresden Foundation
    • Dedication: à Andres Mustonen
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Prières du Moyen-Âge en allemand.

Detailed formation
  • soloists: soprano, solo bass voice
  • mixed choir, 3 flutes (also piccolo), oboe, 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 Wagner tubas, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (also 2 tenor/bass trombones), tuba, 5 percussionists, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 18 April 2015
    Location:

    Allemagne, Dresde


    Performers:

    Sophie Karthäuser : soprano, Georg Zeppenfeld: basse, le Chœur de la radio de Leipzig (MDR), Staatskapelle de Dresde, direction : Andres Mustonen.