REQUIEM FOR A POET. Symphony No. 2 for mezzo-soprano, violoncello, choir and orchestra

TEXT : Marina Tsevetaeva  „Novogodnee” (Russisch)

CONTENTS: 

  1. Agitato
  2. Tempo di marcia funebre
  3. Chorale
  4. Prichet
  5. Canon
  6. Interlude
  7. Tempo die marcia funebre
  8. Adagio (Lament)
  9. Tempo I
  10. Postlude

Commissioned by NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover

YEAR: 2006

DURATION: 42′

INSTRUMENTATION: 3(alto fl).3(cor anglais).3(bass cl).3(db bn) – 4.3.3(bass trbn).1 – timp, perc(tgl, crystal glasses, chimes, flex, bass dr, gong, glsp, vibr). harp. piano. strings

PUBLISHER: Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski GmbH & Co. KG

PREMIERE: 8. March 2007 / Hanover / DE / NDR / Zoryana Kushpler (Mezzospran) · Sonia Wieder-Atherton (Violoncello) / NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover / NDR Chor / Eiji Oué (Conductor)