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Gustav Mahler
Das klagende Lied | for soli, mixed choir and orchestra | original version 1880 in 3 movements

Work Details
Year of composition: 1879-1880
Version: original version 1880 in 3 movements
Scored for: for soli, mixed choir and orchestra
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Edited by: Reinhold Kubik
Text Author: Gustav Mahler
Original Language: Deutsch
Choir: SATB
Soloinstruments/Soloists: soprano; alto; tenor; baritone; Knabensopran; Knabenalt
Instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 4 3 2 - timp, perc(4), hp(6), str - fernorchester: 3 0 4 3 - 0 0 0 0 - timp, perc, flhn(4), cornet(2)
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); 3rd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; 1st clarinet in Bb (+cl(A)); 2nd clarinet in Bb (+cl(A)); bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; 1st horn in F (+natural horn); 2nd horn in F (+natural horn); 3rd horn in F (+natural horn); 4th horn in F (+natural horn); 1st trumpet in F (+piston in F); 2nd trumpet in F (+piston in F); 3rd trumpet in F; 4th trumpet in F; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; 1st bass tuba; 2nd bass tuba; timpani; percussion(4): triangle, cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum; 1st harp; 2nd harp; 3th harp; 4th harp; 5th harp; 6th harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass; fernorchestra: piccolo; 1st flute in Db (or in C); 2nd flute in Db (or in C); 1st clarinet in Eb; 2nd clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; 1st flugelhorn in Bb (+tpt(F)); 2nd flugelhorn in Bb (+tpt(F)); 3rd flugelhorn in Bb (+tpt(F)); 4th flugelhorn in Bb; 1st piston in Eb; 2nd piston in Eb; timpani; percussion(2): triangle, cymbal
Table of Contents: Waldmärchen; Der Spielmann; Hochzeitsstück
Duration (min): 60
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World Première
Location: Bridgewater Hall Manchester / Great Britain
Date: 07.10.1997
Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra
Choir: Hallé Choir
Conductor: Kent Nagano
Main Soloists: Marina Shaguch, Jadwiga Rappé, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Hakan Hagegard, 2 Knaben des Manchester Boy Chorus
Work Introduction

The work is based on poems written by the composer and was completed in 1880. It consisted of three movements which bore the following titles:

Waldmärchen (A Tale from the Woods)

Der Spielmann (The Minstrel)

Hochzeitsstück (Wedding Piece)

The composer subjected the score to several [...]

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