Sofia Goubaïdoulina (1931)

Stufen (1972)

for symphony orchestra and seven reciters (live or tape)
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  • General information
    • Composition date: 1972
      Revision dates: 1986 , 1992
    • Duration: 20 mn
    • Publisher: Sikorski, Hambourg
    • Commission: 7e concours international des compositeurs, Rome, 1974
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Rainer Maria Rilke, cycle Marienleben (en allemand ou russe).

Detailed formation
  • 3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 5 percussionists, harp, celesta [ou clavecin] , piano, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 19 December 1990
    Location:

    Allemagne, Berlin


    Performers:

    l'Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio de Berlin, Gerd Albrecht et Sofia Goubaidoulina : récitants, direction : Gerd Albrecht.

  • Date: 22 June 1986
    Location:

    Allemagne, Bad Kissingen


    Performers:

    l'Orchestre Symphonique de Prague, direction : Jiri Belohlávek.

  • Date: 25 March 1993
    Location:

    Suède, Stockholm


    Performers:

    l'Orchestre philharmonique royal de Stockholm, direction : Gennady Rozhdestvensky.