Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024)

Drei späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller (1998 -1999)

for contralto and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1998 - 1999
    • Duration: 18 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition
Detailed formation
  • soloist: solo contralto
  • piccolo, 2 flutes, English horn, bass clarinet (also 3 A clarinets), bassoon, 2 contrabassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets [en ut] , 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, piano, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 12 March 1999
    Location:

    Allemagne, Berlin


    Performers:

    Iris Vermillion : contralto, Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester, direction : Peter Eötvös.

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