In Italian an epifania (plural: epifanie, with both forms accented on the second "i") indicates a sudden spiritual manifestation (See: Epiphany). Berio composed his Epifanie between 1960 and 1963, and published a revised version in 1965. It consists of seven short orchestral pieces, and five vocal pieces. Berio stipulates the possibility of performing these in ten different sequences. When the American premiere of Epifanie took place in Chicago on July 23, 1967, he said:
Date of composition | 1961 (revised in 1965) |
Premiered | 1961 in Donaueschingen, Germany |
First published | Universal Edition |
Instruments |
Voice
- Female ;
Orchestra |
Autotranslations beta |
Luciano Berio: Epifanie Luciano Berio: Epifanie Luciano Berio: Epifanie |