A Mind of Winter (1981)

for soprano and orchestra

by George Benjamin (1960)

general information

composition date
1981
duration
10min
publisher
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Commission
Scottish Chamber Orchestra et Aldeburgh Festival
Libretto (details, author)

Wallace Stevens : 'The Snow Man'

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 female voice and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano

2 piccolos (also flute), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, piccolo trumpet, percussionist, 6 violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 double basses

information about the creation

date
June 26, 1981
location

Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings (Angleterre)

interpreters

Teresa Cahill (soprano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, direction: Jerzy Maksymiuk


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