Sofia Goubaïdoulina (1931)
Alleluja (1990)
for mixed choir, children's voice, organ and large orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1990
- Duration: 32 mn
- Publisher: Sikorski, Hambourg
- Commission: Berliner Festspiele, 1990
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Libretto (details, author):
Textes de la liturgie orthodoxe russe (en russe).
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Composition date:
1990
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), solo instrument(s), choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: sopranochild voice, organ
- mixed choir, 4 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes, 4 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 6 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta [ou clavecin (amplifié)] , piano, organ, 16 violins, 16 second violins, 12 violas, 12 cellos, 8 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
11 September 1990
Location:Allemagne, Berlin
Performers:Philipp Cieslewicz : enfant soprano, Thomas Trotter : orgue, Chœur de la radio de Leipzig, l'Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin, direction : Simon Rattle.