Louis Andriessen (1939-2021)

Nocturnen (1959)

for soprano and chamber orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date : 1959
    • Duration : 9 mn
    • Publisher : Boosey & Hawkes
    • Libretto (details, author) :

      Louis Andriessen

Detailed formation
  • soloist : solo soprano
  • 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trombones, timpani, percussionist, harp, piano (also celesta), 8 violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses, five-strings double bass, solo soprano [au piano, invisible du public]

Premiere information

  • Date : 14 December 1959
    Location :

    Pays-Bas, La Haye


    Performers :

    Elly Verhagen : soprano et l'Orchestre du conservatoire.