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Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (S.107) / From the Cradle to the Grave (S.107)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (S.107) / A bölcsőtől a sírig (S.107)
Foreign language / English title
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (S.107) / From the Cradle to the Grave (S.107)
Subtitle
Symphonische Dichtung, No. 13 / Symphonic Poem, No. 13
Dedication
To Count Mihály Zichy
Year of composition
1882
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
4 fl. (III, IV anche picc.), 2 ob. (III anche c.ing.), 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb., trb.b., tuba - arpa (ad lib.) - timp., perc. (ptto.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
17 min
Movements, parts
1. Die Wiege / A bölcső / The Cradle
2. Der Kampf um´s Dasein / Küzdelem a létért / The Struggle for Existence
3. Zum Grabe: Die Wiege des zukünftigen Lebens / A sírhoz: A túlvilági élet bölcsője / To the Grave: The Cradle of the Future Life
Premiere information
22 October 1881, Palazzo Caffarelli, Rome, Italy; Tito Monachesi (vl. 1), Enrico Masi (vl. 2), Romolo Jacobacci (vla.), Members of the Societa del Quintetto (Movement I only)

27 February 1884, St. Petersburg, Russia; Milij Balakirev (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Edition Bote and G. Bock, Berlin 1883

Editio Musica Budapest, L. 6
Available here!
Recordings
HCD 12677-81, 1994 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Árpád Joó (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1881 - 1882

Based on a Drawing by Mihály Zichy