general information

composition date
1962
duration
50 min
editor
Schott
Libretto (details, author)

Giordano Bruno

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), choir(s) and ensemble of more than 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, solo contralto, solo tenor, solo bass voice

2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 English horns, 2 bassoons, 2 piccolo trumpets, 2 trumpets, 2 bass trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 tubas, 2 timpani, 2 harp, 2 lutes [ou clavecin], 2 pianos, 4 cellos, 4 double basses

information about the creation

date
April 24, 1963

Venise, Biennale

interpreters

Elisabeth Söderström : soprano, Kerstin Meyer : contralto, Peter Pears : ténor, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau : baryton, chœur et orchestre symphonique de la radio de Cologne, direction : Hans Werner Henze.

Part titles

  1. Die Himmelskörper
  2. Die vier Elemente
  3. Der fortlaufende Umbruch
  4. Die Freude liegt in der Bewegung
  5. Der Sonnenaufgang
  6. Das höchste Gut

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