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Atlantis

Composer
Eötvös Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Atlantis
Foreign language / English title
Atlantis
Subtitle
For baritone, boy soprano, cimbalom and orchestra
Year of composition
1995
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instr. and orch.
Instrumentation
Bar. solo, boy S. - cimb., synth. (virtual choir) - 5 fl. (II, III, IV, V anche picc., IV, V anche fl.a.), 5 ob. (V anche c.ing.), 4 cl. (IV anche cl.b.), cl.b. (cl.cb.), 5 fg. (IV, V anche cfg.), 4 sax. (sax.s., sax.a., sax.t., sax.bar.) - 6 cor., 5 tr. (I, II anche tr.picc.), flic., 5 trb. (I trb.a., V trb.b.), 2 tuba - perc. (10 esec.) - 2 arpa, 2 el. pf., 3 synth., chit.b. - strings: 2 vl. 1, 2 vl. 2, 2 vla., 2 vlc., 2 cb.
Duration
38 min
Movements, parts
1. Part I.
2. Part II.
3. Part III.
Text
WEÖRES, Sándor
Commissioned by
WDR Köln
Premiere information
17 November 1995, Cologne; Dietrich Henschel (Bar.), Márta Fábián (cimb.), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eötvös (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Edition Ricordi München - performing material on hire (SY 3221)
Available here!
Recordings
BMC CD007, 1999 - Dietrich Henschel (Bar.), Márta Fábián (cimb.), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eötvös (cond.)
Video recording - Christian Miedl (Bar.), Ensemble Intercontemporain, Peter Eötvös (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)
1 min. sample
1 Part I.
2 Part II.
3 Part III.
Remarks, other info
Based on the text by Sándor Weöres
 

Recordings

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