Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)
L'Âge d'or (1929 -1930)
ballet in three acts, six scenes
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1929 - feb 1930
- Publisher: DSCH, nº vol. 60
- Opus: 22
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Libretto (details, author):
Alexander Ivanovski
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Composition date:
1929 - feb 1930
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Double wind orchestra]
Detailed formation
- 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes (also 1 English horn), 3 clarinets (also 1 Eb clarinet, 1 bass clarinet), 2 saxophones, 2 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussionist, banjo, accordion [baïan] , harmonica, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
26 October 1930
Location:URSS, Léningrad, Théâtre d'État
Performers:Alexandre Gaouk : direction, Emmanuel Kaplan : mise en scène, Vladimir Tchesnakov, Vassili Vaïnonen, Léonid Yakobson : chorégraphie, Valentina Khodassevitch : décors.