Serge Prokofiev (1890-1953)

Ivan le Terrible (1942 -1946)

oratorio for narrator, contralto, baritone, children's choir, mixed choir and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1942 - 1946
    • Duration: 1 h 5 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Opus: 116a
Detailed formation
  • soloists: narrator, contralto, baritone
  • children's choir, mixed choir, 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 5 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 tubas, timpani, percussion, piano, 2 harp, strings

Premiere information

Observations

D'après la musique du film de Sergueï Eisenstein.