general information

composition date
1996
duration
18 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Cycle
Trilogy of The Last Day, deuxième partie
Libretto (details, author)

Lao Tzu, Tao-teh Ching, chapitre 50 (chinois) et Kotaro Takamura, Knife-Whetter (japonais)

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), solo instrument(s) and ensemble of 10 instruments or more)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos, 2 solo mezzo-sopranos, piano, koto [aussi chantant]

flute, 2 piccolos, oboe, English horn, 2 horns, 2 percussionists, piano (also celesta), harp, 3 violins, 3 second violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses

information about the creation

date
October 18, 1996

Allemagne, Donaueschingen, Festival

interpreters

Helen Wiklund, Francine van der Heyden, Johannette Zomer et Gerda von Zelm : voix, Tomoko Mukaiyama : piano et koto, Netherlands Radio Orchestra, direction : Peter Eötvös.


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