general information

composition date
1978
duration
47min
editor
Schott

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
mixed choir, solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor [tenor buffo], solo baritone [de caractère]

3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also oboe d'amore, English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, bass trumpet, 3 trombones, tuba (also contrabass tuba), 3 percussionists, harp, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), harpsichord (also celesta), electric organ [aussi régal], 3 violins, 2 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

information about the creation

date
December 21, 1978

Allemagne, Berlin, Radio Sender Frei Berlin (SFB)

interpreters

Inga Nielsen : soprano, Olive Fredericks : mezzo, Peter Haage : ténor, Dieter Weller : baryton, Orchestre symphonique de la Radio de Berlin, direction : Elgar Howarth.


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