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Der neue Orpheus, op. 16 (The New Orpheus)

Cantata for soprano, solo violin and orchestra. Text by Iwan Goll.

Work Details

Duration

18 minutes

First Performance

2 March 1927, Berlin, Delia Reinhardt, vocalist, Rudolf Deman, violin, Erich Kleiber, cond.

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Instrumentation
- Soprano
- Solo violin
- 2 Flutes (2 picc)
- 2 Oboes
- 2 Clarinets
- 2 Bassoons
- 2 Trumpets
- 2 Trombones
- Harp
- Timpani, percussion
- Strings without violins (6 viola I, 6 viola II, 6 cello I, 6 cello II, 8 double basses)

Kurt Weill Edition, Series II, volume 2
(full score and text)

Piano-vocal score with solo violin part
Universal Edition, UE 35 049 (based on critical edition)

Full score
(rental only), UE 8471

Introductory Essay from the critical edition

Andreas Eichhorn

Der neue Orpheus. BBC Symphony Orchestra. Kathryn Harries, soprano. Michael Davis, violin. Sir Andrew Davis, cond.

Capriccio (60 106), 2004

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