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SYMPHONY No. 2 'REQUIEM FOR A POET' 2007 (Sikorski)
for Symphony, Chorus, mezzo-soprano and violoncello
Commissioned by NDR Radiophilarmonie
World Premiere Live Performance and Boadcast (Unedited audio-file)
March 9, 2007 | Großer Sendesaal, Hannover

NDR Radiophilarmonie and Chorus | Eiji Oue, conductor
Zoriana Kushpler, mezzo-soprano | Sonia Wieder-Atherthon, cello
3(alto fl).2(cor anglais).3.3(db bn) – 4.3.3(bass tbn).1 – timp.
4perc (tgl, tam-t, bass dr,chimes,crystal glasses, vibr, flexatone, glsp).
1 harp. piano. strings. SATB chorus. solo cello. mezzo-soprano

Requiem for a Poet is based on the poem “Novogodneye” by Marina Tsvetaeva. This poem was written shortly after the death of Rainer Maria Rilke, close to New Year of 1927.
I.Agitato
II.Tempo di Marcia funebre
III. Corale
IV. Prichet
V. Canon
VI. Interlude Misterioso
VII. Tempo di Marcia funebre
VIII. Adagio (Lament)
IX. Tempo I
X. Postlude
All sections performed without pause.
'Requiem for a Poet' is a single large movement.

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