Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)

Alexandre Davidenko : Deux chœurs (1963)

arrangement for mixed choir and orchestra of two songs by Alexander Davidenko, excerpts from the oratorio The October Road


arrangement

  • General information
    • Composition date: aug 1963
    • Duration: 10 mn
    • Publisher: Le Chant du Monde
    • Opus: 124
    • Libretto (details, author):

      P. Ediet (n° 1), M. Chorine (n° 2)

Detailed formation
  • mixed choir(soprano [], viola [], tenor [], bass voice [])
  • 3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, strings [dont contrebasses à cinq cordes]

Premiere information

  • Date: 24 February 1964
    Location:

    URSS, Moscou, grande salle du conservatoire


    Performers:

    l'Orchestre symphonique de la Radio d'État et le Chœur républicain, direction : Alexandre Yourlov.

Table of contents

  1. À la dixième verste
  2. Agitation dans la rue