general information

composition date
1997-1998
duration
47 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Libretto (details, author)

livret de Paul Griffiths

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos [1 lyrique, 1 dramatique], solo contralto, solo tenor, solo baritone, contralto child voice

2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 4 percussionists, harp, piano, 4 violins, 4 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses [nombre minimum de cordes]

information about the creation

date
September 16, 1999

Allemagne, Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden

interpreters

Nicolas Brieger : mise en scène, Lynne Dawson, Simone Nold, Hilary Summers, William Joyner, Hanno Mueller-Brachmann : voix, Daniel Barenboim : direction.

observations

Enregistrement : Valdine Anderson, Sarah Leonard, Hilary Summers, William Joyner, Dean Elzinga, Emauel Hoogeveen, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Peter Eötvös, ECM 1817.


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