Heinz Holliger (1939)

Gesänge der Frühe (1987)

after Schumann and Hölderlin, for choir, orchestra and tape
[Chants de l'aube]

electronic work
arrangement

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1987
    • Duration: 28 mn
    • Publisher: Schott
    • Commission: Radio de Cologne (WDR)
Detailed formation
  • mixed choir
  • 4 flutes (also 2 piccolos, 1 alto flute, 1 bass flute), 2 oboes (also 1 oboe d'amore), English horn, 4 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet, 1 contrabass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 5 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 7 percussionists, harp, piano, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 3 double basses, 4 five-strings double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 4 March 1988
    Location:

    Allemagne, Cologne


    Performers:

    le chœur et l'Orchestre symphonique de la Radio de Cologne, direction : Matthias Bamert.

Information on the electronics
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support