Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)
Un fleuve russe (1944)
stage music for the performance of the choreographic and vocal ensemble NKVD The Great Russian River
- General information
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Composition date:
1944 - 17 dec 1944
- Publisher: Le Chant du Monde
- Opus: 66
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Libretto (details, author):
Mikhaïl Volpine, Joseph Dobrovolski et Nikolaï Erdman (scénario et texte)
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Composition date:
1944 - 17 dec 1944
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Mixed choir and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- mixed choir(soprano [], viola [], tenor [], bass voice [])
- 2 flutes (also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
17 April 1945
Location:URSS, Moscou, Dzerjinski Central Club
Performers:l'ensemble chorégraphique et vocal du NKVD, direction de chœur : A. Stepanov, direction : Youri Silantiev.
Table of contents
- Marche (Allegretto)
- Football (divertissement chorégraphique)
- La Bataille de Stalingrad (bref oratorio) (Moderato – Allegro)
- Valse
- Chœur final (Moderato)