general information

composition date
1960-1961
duration
25 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Libretto (details, author)

Jens Gerlach

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

viola, baritone, 2 speaking voices, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, piano, double bass

information about the creation

date
January 14, 1966

République fédérale allemande, Cologne, WDR "Musik der Zeit"

interpreters

Christoph von Dohnányi. 

Part titles

  • I. Prolog (Boris Blacher)
  • II. („Werden die Stummen rufen?“) (Rudolf Wagner-Régeny)
  • III. Ghetto (Karl Amadeus Hartmann)
  • IV. Aufstand (Hans Werner Henze)
  • V. („Im Januareis glomm das Feuer“) (Paul Dessau; deux versions)
  • VI. Epilog (Paul Dessau)

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