Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970)
Lob der Torheit (1948)
Burlesque cantata for coloratura soprano, cantor (tenor), bass, mixed choir and large orchestra (first version)
[Éloge de la bêtise]
- General information
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Composition date:
1948
- Duration: 28 mn
- Publisher: Schott
- Dedication: au Docteur Peterheinz Werhahn et à son épouse
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Libretto (details, author):
d’après Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Composition date:
1948
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo soprano [colorature] , solo tenor, solo bass voice
- mixed choir
- 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (also 1 E-flat clarinet [en mib] ), bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets [en ut] , 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists, harp, celesta, 2 pianos, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
25 May 1948
Location:Allemagne, Cologne
Performers:Anita Westhoff : soprano, Helmut Krebs : ténor, Ewald Kaldeweier : basse, Gürzenich-Orchester und Chor, direction : Günter Wand.
Observations
Totalität, pour chœur d’hommes a cappella, correspond au cinquième mouvement.
Table of contents
- Prélude ;
- Chant copte I ;
- Pastorale giocoso ;
- Pastorale serioso ;
- Totalité ;
- Épilogue du fou.