Fennimore and Gerda
(1909-10)Two episodes from the life of Niels Lyhne in eleven pictures
Duration: 76'
Music Text
Libretto after the novel by Jens Peter Jacobsen (G,E)
Scoring
Major roles: S,2M,T,Bar,B; minor roles: 3S,2M,T,5Bar; chorus
3(III=picc).2.corA.bass ob.3.bcl.3.sarrusophone-4.3.3.1-timp.perc:
glsp/tgl/cyms-2harps-strings
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Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
21/10/1919
Frankfurt a.M.
Frankfurt Opera / Gustav Brecher
Subjects
Recommended Recording
Elisabeth Söderström, Brian Rayner Cook, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Meredith Davies
EMI CDM5663142
Randi Stene, Judith Howarth, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Chandos 9589
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