1976
Vocal pieces
Richard Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder
Five poems for female voice
Poems by Mathilde Wesendonk
Orchestrated for contralto and chamber orchestra by Hans Werner Henze
Year of composition 1976
Duration 15 minutes
I Der Engel
II Stehe still
III Im Treibhaus
IV Schmerzen
V Träume
World premiere
World premiere 25. March 1977
Cologne · Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Sinfonie-Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Contralto Ortrun Wenkel
Conductor Hans Werner Henze
Instrumentation
1 Flauto
1 Flauto contralto
1 Oboe
1 Corno inglese
1 Clarinetto in la
1 Clarinetto basso
1 Fagotto
1 Controfagotto
2 Corni
Arpa
6 Violini I
4 Violini II
4 Viole
4 Violoncelli
2 Contrabbassi