Commissioned by the Süddeutscher Rundfunk

Year of composition 1976
Duration 25 minutes

In memoriam Benjamin Britten

I ¼ = 72
II Breathless, wild
II…

Commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Period of composition 1974-76
Duration 120 minutes

Dedicated to Michele Risso

Poems by Mathilde Wesendonk
Orchestrated for contralto and chamber orchestra by Hans Werner Henze

Year of composition 1976
Duration 15 minutes

I Der…