Sofia Goubaïdoulina (1931)

Zeitgestalten (1994)

for symphony orchestra
[Figures du temps]

  • General information
    • Composition date : 1994
    • Duration : 25 mn
    • Publisher : Boosey & Hawkes, Londres
    • Commission: Orchestre symphonique de la ville de Birmingham
    • Dedication : à Simon Rattle
Detailed formation
  • 3 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes, 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tenor/bass trombone, contrabass trombone, tuba, contrabass tuba, 6 percussionists, 2 electric basses, 2 harp, celesta, harpsichord [amplifié] , accordion [bayan] , 18 violins, 12 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date : 29 November 1994
    Location :

    Royaume-Uni, Birmingham


    Performers :

    l'Orchestre symphonique de la ville de Birmingham, direction : Simon Rattle.