Chamber music
Various instruments
1984
Sonata for Six Players (Sonate für sechs Spieler)
Year of composition 1984
Duration 12 minutes
Dedicated to Alain Resnais
World premiere
World premiere 26. September 1984
London · The Fires of London
Conductor John Carewe
Comments
This piece presents, in sonata form, the complete music from the film “L’amour à mort” by Alain Resnais which I recorded with “The Fires of London” at the Hammersmith Studios in London in 1983.
Hans Werner Henze
Instrumentation
1 Flauto | anche Flauto contralto e 2 Sistri |
1 Clarinetto | anche Clarinetto basso |
1 Violino | anche Viola e Campanelli |
1 Violoncello | anche Campanelli |
Percussione | Sonaglio cinese Crotali Gong Piatto sospeso 2 Tamtam Log-drum Grancassa Timpani Marimba |
Pianoforte | anche Celesta |