Unsuk Chin (1961)

Le Silence des Sirènes (2014)

for soprano and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2014
    • Duration: 16 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Texte de James Joyce.

Detailed formation
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo, 1 alto flute), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 3 clarinets (also 1 Eb clarinet), 2 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets (also 1 trumpet [en min] ), 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 timpani, 5 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 piano, 12 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 23 August 2014
    Location:

    Suisse, Lucerne, Konzertsaal


    Performers:

    Barbara Hannigan, soprano ; Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra ; Simon Rattle, direction.