Goldschmidt, Berthold - Deux Nocturnes

Deux Nocturnes - Dramatic arias

These two settings of French texts for soprano and orchestra were Goldschmidt final compositions. The first, Judith by Pierre le Moyne (1602-71), describes the Jewish woman who wreaks vengeance on her Assyrian captor Holofernes by creeping into his tent at night and cutting off his head with a sword. The second, Rondel, sets a poem by Tristan Corbiere (1845-75), a highly unconventional writer who spent his life in complete obscurity in Brittany and was posthumously discovered by Verlaine. Together, these ‘dramatic arias’ form a moving and fitting close to Goldschmidt’s compositional career with an economy of expression, line and gesture characteristic of his late style. Each aria may be performed separately if desired.

Series: Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1334
Volume: HPS 1334
Instrumentation: Soprano And Orchestra
Binding: Saddle stitching
Language: French
Edition Type: study score
Orchestration: 2(II=picc).1.corA.1.bcl.1.dbn-4.3.0.0-timp.perc:xyl/cym/glsp/TD/SD/ gong-harp-strings
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, London
Composition: 1995
Duration: 12
ISMN: M-060-10824-2
ISBN: 979-0-060-10824-2

Contents

• Judith
• Rondel