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Anton Webern - Cantata No. 2, Op. 31

for soprano, bas, mixed choir and orchestra

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Material type Live Audio Recording
Date 22-09-1962
Duration 838
Description

The performance of Anton Webern's Cantata No. 2, Op. 31 for soprano, bas, mixed choir and orchestra at the 6th Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music.


The work was performed by Halina Łukomska (soprano), Jerzy Artysz (bas) and Choir and Symphony Orchestra of the Karol Szymanowski Krakow Philharmonic under the direction of Andrzej Markowski on 22 September 1962 at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall. The choir was prepared by Józef Bok.

The cantata consists of six movements:


  1. Sehr lebhaft;
  2. Sehr verhalten;
  3. Sehr bewegt;
  4. Sehr lebhaft;
  5. Sehr massig;
  6. Sehr fliessend.


[programme book cover design: Wojciech Zamecznik]

Names
First and last name Anton Webern
Function Composer
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Date of birth 03-12-1883
Date of death 15-09-1945
Description Austrian composer
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First and last name Andrzej Markowski
Function Conductor
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Date of birth 22-08-1924
Date of death 30-10-1986
Nicknames Marek Andrzejewski
Description Polish conductor and composer
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First and last name Józef Bok
Function Choirmaster
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Year of birth 1928
Year of death 2008
Description Polish choirmaster
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First and last name Halina Łukomska
Function Performer
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Date of birth 29-04-1929
Date of death 30-08-2016
Description Polish singer (soprano)
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First and last name Jerzy Artysz
Function Performer
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Date of birth 18-11-1930
Date of death 22-07-2024
Description Polish singer (baritone)
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Ensembles/Orchestras
Name Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Orchestra, Cracow
Function Performer
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Name Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Choir, Cracow
Function Performer
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Events
Name 6th Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music
Place Warsaw
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Start date 15-09-1962
End date 23-09-1962
Related institutions
Name Polish Composers' Union
Function Organiser
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