Friedrich Cerha
*17.02.1926

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Friedrich Cerha
"bevor es zu spät ist..." | for tenor and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1988/1997
Scored for: for tenor and orchestra
Composer: Friedrich Cerha
Text Source: after a text from "Holzfällen"
Text Author: Thomas Bernhard
Soloinstruments/Soloists: tenor
Instrumentation: 2 2 3 3 - 4 2 3 0 - timp, perc(3), hp, sop.sax, baritone, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 1st clarinet in A; 2nd clarinet in A; bass clarinet in Bb; soprano saxophone in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; baritone; timpani; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 13
Dedication: Meiner Heimatstadt Wien

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World Première
Location: Wiener Musikverein, Großer Saal Wien / Austria
Date: 12.05.2000
Orchestra: RSO Wien
Conductor: Friedrich Cerha
Main Soloists: Kenneth Riegel, T