Wandrers Nachtlied, für Sopran und fünf Instrumente, score and parts

Wandrers Nachtlied, für Sopran und 5 Instrumente, Partitur und Stimmen

Jörg Widmann's chamber music-filled work from 1999 was commissioned by the Siemens cultural program. As the title suggests, this early work refers to the famous poems of Goethe, but the vocal part is restricted to vocalists and reflects the poetic text without directly quoting it. Experimental and intense sound constellations characterize this early composition as well as the expressive vocalists.