I. Ouvertüre; II. Prolog; III. Adagio; IV. "Wir waren alle drei hingerissen ..."; V. "Die Reise geht nach Süden ..."; VI. Nachtstück; VII. "Ich rufe laut ..."; VIII. Grave; IX. "Ein Gestank von Petroleum verbreitet sich ..."; X. Einsam; XI. "Und da ist nun ein zweites Lebewesen ..."; XII. (ohne Satzbezeichnung); XIII. "Ein Mondstrahl trifft die Schlafenden ..."; XIV. Moderato; XV. "Hat Eurydike mich vergessen?"; XVI. Lacrimosa; XVII. "Eisschollen haben sich aufgetürmt ..."; XVIII. Epilog; XIX. Finale
The standard, accepted order of instrumentation for large ensembles: fl.ob.cl.bsn - hn.tpt.trbn.tba - perc - other - vlnI.vlnII.vla.vlc.db - tape, or electronics. Saxophones appear between clarinet and bassoon.
All other scorings (less than 8 instruments) are listed in full.
When an instrument is listed in parentheses, then this instrument is doubled. "guitar (=electric guitar)" means that the guitarist plays an acoustic, as well as an electric guitar. In an orchestral setting, "1(I=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).1" would resolve to: 1 flute (also playing piccolo), 2 oboes (second oboe also playing cor anglais), 2 clarinets (second clarinet also playing bass clarinet), 1 bassoon. If there is an extra instrument, which is not doubled, then this is expressly written out, e.g. "1(I=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.1.dbn", which unravels to: 1 flute (also playing piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 double bassoon.
Solo instruments in a concerto or chamber setting are written out in front of the ensemble instruments: guitar - 1.1.1.1 - 1.0.0.0 - perc - strgs.
Genre
Stage Work with Guitar
Text/Libretto
Hans Werner Henze
Commission
Rundfunk-Orchester und -chöre GmbH Berlin
Premiere
Berlin, Germany, 1 February 2004: Martin Wuttke, speaker / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski (cond.)