general information

composition date
1985-1989
duration
30 min
editor
Heugel
Libretto (details, author)

René Char, Fureur et mystère

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, solo contralto

4 flutes, 3 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones (also bass trombone), tuba, timpani, 9 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

information about the creation

date
November 16, 1989

France, Metz

interpreters

Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Elizabeth Laurence, BBC singers et orchestre symphonique de Londres, direction : Pierre Boulez.

observations

Enregistrement : Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Elizabeth Laurence, BBC singers et orchestre symphonique de Londres, direction : Pierre Boulez, 1 cd Erato, n° 2292-45494-Z.

Program note

Voir les autres versions du Visage nuptial, note par Dominique Jameux, programme du Festival d'Automne à Paris, 1981, cycle Pierre Boulez.



Part titles

  • Conduite
  • Gravité (L'Emmuré)
  • Le Visage nuptial
  • Évadné
  • Post-Scriptum

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