Georg Friedrich Haas (1953)

the last minutes of inhumanity (2018)

an utopic Charon-cantata, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2018
    • Duration: 7 mn
    • Publisher: Ricordi Berlin, nº SY 4828
    • Commission: 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Commissions et le London Sinfonietta
    • Libretto (details, author):

      extraits de Die letzten Tage der Menschheit, Karl Kraus

Detailed formation
  • soloist: mezzo-soprano
  • flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, harp, 2 violins, 2 cellos, double bass

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