György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Scènes et interludes du Grand Macabre (1978)
for four singers, mixed choir, and orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1978
- Duration: 47 mn
- Publisher: Schott, Maintz
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Composition date:
1978
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor [tenor buffo] , solo baritone [de caractère]
- mixed choir
- 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also 1 oboe d'amore, 1 English horn), 3 clarinets (also 1 Eb clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 1 alto saxophone), 3 bassoons (also 1 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
Premiere information
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Date:
21 December 1978
Location:Allemagne, Berlin, Radio Sender Frei Berlin (SFB)
Performers:Inga Nielsen : soprano, Olive Fredericks : mezzo, Peter Haage : ténor, Dieter Weller : baryton, Orchestre symphonique de la Radio de Berlin, direction : Elgar Howarth.