Luciano Berio
24.10.1925—27.05.2003

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Luciano Berio
Folk Songs | for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1964/1973
Scored for: for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Composer: Luciano Berio
Soloinstruments/Soloists: mezzo-soprano
Instrumentation: 2 1 3 1 - 1 1 1 0 - perc(2), hp, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); oboe; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; bassoon; horn in F; trumpet in C; trombone; percussion(2); harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Table of Contents: Black is the colour (USA); I wonder as I wander (USA); Loosin yelav (Armenia); Rossignolet du bois (France); A la femminisca (Sicily); La donna ideale (Italy); Ballo (Italy); Motettu de Tristura (Sardinia); Malorous qu'o un fenno (Auvergne [France]); Lo fiolaire (Auvergne [France]); Azerbaijan love song (Aserbaijan)
Duration (min): 23
Dedication: to Cathy

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World Première
Location: Zürich / Switzerland
Date: 01.01.1973
Orchestra: Collegium Musicum Zürich
Conductor: Luciano Berio
Main Soloists: Cathy Berberian
Work Introduction

I have always sensed a profound uneasiness while listening to popular songs performed with piano accompaniment. This is one of the reasons why, in 1964, I wrote Folk Songs - a tribute to the artistry and the vocal intelligence of Cathy Berberian. This work exists in two versions: one for [...]

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