Tracklist

Donnerstag Aus Licht. Oper In Drei Akten, Einem Gruß Und Einem Abschied
Donnerstags-Gruss (Michaels-Gruss)
1-1	Michaels-Gruss I	3:08
1-2	Michaels-Gruss II	5:34
1-3	Michaels-Gruss III	2:34
Erster Akt - Michaels Jugend
1. Szene - Kindheit
1-4	Eröffnung (Takt 1)	3:45
1-5	Kindheit I (Takt 10)	3:52
1-6	Kindheit II (Takt 47)	1:32
1-7	Kindheit III (Takt 76)	1:39
1-8	Kindheit IV (Takt 110)	6:19
1-9	Kindheit V (Takt 188)	2:31
1-10	Kindheit VI (Takt 226)	9:30
2. Szene - Mondeva
1-11	Mondeva	12:43
3. Szene - Examen
Examen 1
1-12	Anfang (Takt 1)	0:31
1-13	Stadium I (Takt 3)	1:12
1-14	Stadium II (Takt 24)	0:45
1-15	Stadium III (Takt 35)	0:41
1-16	Stadium IV (Takt 40)	0:58
1-17	Stadium V (Takt 51)	1:00
1-18	Stadium VI (Takt 61)	0:52
1-19	Stadium VII (Takt 72)	1:42
Examen 2
1-20	Anfang (Takt 86)	0:04
1-21	Stadium I (Takt 87)	0:24
1-22	Stadium II (Takt 92)	0:19
1-23	Stadium III (Takt 97)	0:17
1-24	Stadium IV (Takt 100)	0:24
1-25	Stadium V (Takt 105)	0:23
1-26	Stadium VI (Takt 111)	0:24
1-27	Stadium VII (Takt 115)	0:38
Examen 3
1-28	Stadium I (Takt 119)	1:34
1-29	Stadium II (Takt 129)	0:54
1-30	Stadium III (Takt 136)	0:52
1-31	Stadium IV (Takt 143)	1:25
1-32	Stadium V (Takt 156)	1:19
1-33	Stadium VI (Takt 172)	1:11
1-34	Stadium VII (Takt 199)	2:45
Zweiter Akt - Michaels Reise Um Die Erde
2-1	Eingang (Takt 1)	2:03
2-2	Abschied (Michaels Formel) (Takt 21)	2:23
2-3	Abfahrt (Takt 44)	1:14
2-4	Station 1 (Takt 68)	2:15
2-5	Station 2 (Takt 95)	2:09
2-6	Station 3 (Takt 147)	3:10
2-7	Station 4 (Takt 173)	4:09
2-8	Station 5 (Takt 243)	2:18
2-9	Station 6 (Takt 279)	3:44
Umkehr
2-10	Station 7 (Takt 353)	2:25
2-11	Halt (Takt 385)	6:31
2-12	Mission (Takt 444)	6:07
2-13	Verspottung (Takt 530)	1:39
2-14	Kreuzigung (Takt 553)	2:57
2-15	Himmelfahrt (Takt 681)	5:34
Dritter Akt - Michaels Heimkehr
1. Szene - Festival
3-1	Anfang Und Abschnitt 1 (Eingang, Begrüßung)	0:56
3-2	Abschnitt 2	0:21
3-3	Abschnitt 3	1:43
3-4	Abschnitt 4 (Dank Michaels)	0:21
3-5	Abschnitt 5	0:26
3-6	Abschnitt 6	0:45
3-7	Abschnitt 7 (Aufruf, Meditation)	1:12
3-8	Abschnitt 8 (Ankündigung Der Geschenke)	1:29
3-9	Abschnitt 9 (Erstes Geschenk: 3 Pflanzen)	0:42
3-10	Abschnitt 10	0:41
3-11	Abschnitt 11	0:31
3-12	Abschnitt 12	0:12
3-13	Abschnitt 13A & 13B	1:29
3-14	Abschnitt 14	0:42
3-15	Abschnitt 15	0:41
3-16	Abschnitt 16 ("Schönheit Bis Zur Pracht…")	0:38
3-17	Abschnitt 17 (Der Wunderbare Lichtbogen)	1:21
3-18	Abschnitt 18 (Zweites Geschenk: 3 Lichtkompositionen)	2:27
3-19	Abschnitt 19 (Erste Lichtkomposition: Chaos Aus Farben)	1:08
3-20	Abschnitt 20 (Zweite Lichtkomposition: Chaos Aus Farben)	1:41
3-21	Abschnitt 21	1:04
3-22	Abschnitt 22	0:42
3-23	Abschnitt 23	0:22
3-24	Abschnitt 24 (Dritte Lichtkomposition, 1. Teil: Monde)	1:21
3-25	Abschnitt 25 (Dritte Lichtkomposition, 2. Teil: Monde Und Gläserne Bilder)	1:14
3-26	Abschnitt 26 (Dritte Lichtkomposition, 3. Teil: Sternenhimmel - Tierkreis, Die Alte Frau)	5:31
3-27	Abschnitt 27 ("Es Gibt Kein Zuhause…")	1:36
3-28	Abschnitt 28	0:48
3-29	Abschnitt 29A	1:27
3-30	Abschnitt 29B (Drittes Geschenk: Die Erdkugel)	3:31
3-31	Abschnitt 30 (Kampf Michaels Mit Dem Drachen)	1:27
3-32	Abschnitt 31	0:38
3-33	Abschnitt 32 (Knabenduett)	2:07
3-34	Abschnitt 33	0:59
3-35	Abschnitt 34 (Argument)	0:20
3-36	Abschnitt 35	7:05
2. Szene - Vision
4-1	Michael: "Luzifer, Der Vornehmste…" (Takt 1)	1:20
4-2	Michael: "Für Ein Weltzeitalter…" (Takt 17)	1:56
4-3	Michael: "Ich - Geist Vom Geiste Michael" (Takt 41)	2:38
4-4	Michael: "Ihr Habt Mich Gehört…" (Takt 77)	0:58
Schattenspiele
4-5	Schattenspiel 1 (Melodien) (Takt 89)	1:10
4-6	Schattenspiel 2 (Intensität) (Takt 94)	0:36
4-7	Schattenspiel 3 (Chromatik) (Takt 97)	1:16
4-8	Schattenspiel 4 (Harmonik) (Takt 102)	1:30
4-9	Schattenspiel 5 (Audiogrammatik) (Takt 116)	0:58
4-10	Schattenspiel 6 (Ekstase) (Takt 120)	0:37
4-11	Schattenspiel 7 (Licht) (Takt 127)	5:02
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4-12	3 Michaels: "Luzifer, Der Fürst Des Lichtes" (Takt 140)	1:21
4-13	3 Michaels: "Und Doch Bin Ich Mensch Geworden" (Takt 160)	2:28
4-14	3 Michaels: "Mensch Geworden Bin Ich" (Takt 211)	2:29
4-15	3 Michaels: "Und Ich Weiß, Daß Viele Von Euch Mich Verlachen" (Takt 260)	3:45
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4-16	Donnerstags-Abschied (Michaels-Abschied)	10:28

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – NOS Studios

Credits

• Bass Vocals [Luzifer] – Matthias Hölle (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Basset Horn [Eve] – Suzanne Stephens (tracks: 1-4 to 2-15, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Basset Horn [Pair Of Swallows] – Michel Arrignon (tracks: 2-1 to 2-15)
• Chorus [Invisible Choirs On Tape] – Kölner Rundfunkchor (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Chorus [Live] – Rundfunkchor Hilversum* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36)
• Chorus Master – Herbert Schernus (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Chorus Master [Rehearsals Rundfunkchor Hilversum] – Robin Gritton (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36)
• Clarinet [Pair Of Swallows] – Alain Damiens (tracks: 2-1 to 2-15)
• Conductor – Karlheinz Stockhausen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 2-1 to 2-15), Peter Eötvös (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36)
• Directed By [Recording Of The Choir Tape] – Karlheinz Stockhausen (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Engineer – Günther Kasper (tracks: 4-1 to 4-15), Paul Fleck (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34)
• Engineer [Recording] – Kees Van Der Gragt (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36)
• Ensemble – Ensemble Intercontemporain (tracks: 2-1 to 2-15), Freies Bläser- Und Schlagzeugensemble (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3)
• Horns – Barbara Kamienska (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3), Marcie McGaughey (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3)
• Leader [Musical Director] – Karlheinz Stockhausen (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 4-1 to 4-16)
• Music By, Libretto By, Other [Dance, Actions, Gestures Composed By] – Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Orchestra – Rundfunkorchester Hilversum* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36)
• Organ [Hammond] – Peter Eötvös (tracks: 4-1 to 4-15)
• Other [Dancer - Eve], Narrator [Speaker] – Elizabeth Clarke (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Other [Dancer - Michael] – Michèle Noiret (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 4-15)
• Other [Dancer-mime], Narrator [Speaker] – Alain Louafi (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Other [Visual Artist - Film] – Mary Bauermeister (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36)
• Percussion – Martin Schulz (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3), Robyn Schulkovsky* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3), Rumi Ogawa* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3)
• Photography – Lelli & Masotti
• Photography [Stockhausen] – Bernard Perrine
• Piano – Wolfgang Hoyer (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3)
• Recorded By [Direction] – Dr. Rudolf Werner (tracks: 2-1 to 2-15, 4-16)
• Recording Supervisor – Frank Lipp (tracks: 1-1 to 1-34, 4-1 to 4-15), Klaus Hiemann (tracks: 2-1 to 2-15, 4-16)
• Saxophone [Soprano - 2 Youths] – Hugo Read (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36), Simon Stockhausen (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36)
• Soprano Vocals [Eve] – Annette Meriweather (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Technician [Sound Projection] – Karlheinz Stockhausen (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36)
• Technician [Sound] – Günther Engels (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36), Volker Müller (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36), Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (tracks: 2-1 to 2-15, 4-16)
• Tenor Vocals [Michael] – Michael Angel (tracks: 3-1 to 3-36), Paul Sperry (tracks: 4-1 to 4-15), Robert Gambill (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34)
• Trombone – David Nikkel (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3), Mark Tezak (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3)
• Trombone [Luzifer] – Mark Tezak (tracks: 1-4 to 1-34, 3-1 to 3-36, 4-5 to 4-11)
• Trumpet – Markus Stockhausen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3), Peter Kertzner (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3), Reinhold Friedrich (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3)
• Trumpet [5 Trumpeters] – Markus Stockhausen (tracks: 4-16)
• Trumpet [Michael] – Markus Stockhausen (tracks: 1-4 to 4-15)
• Tuba – Ulrich Haas (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3)

Notes

CASTING :
Thursday Greeting : 12 instrumentalists (in the foyer)
First Act : 10 soloists, 8-track tape (INVISIBLE CHOIRS), 2 track-tape with trumpet-basset horn-trombone chord, sound projectionist
Second Act : 4 soloists, orchestra of 28 musicians, conductor, sound projectionist
Third Act : 11 soloists, orchestra of 61 musicians, 5 choral groups of 12 or 16 singers each, 16- or 8-track tape (INVISIBLE CHOIRS), 2-track tape (short recordings of earlier scenes), conductor, sound projectionist
Thursday Farewell : 5 trumpeters (on roof and balconies surrounding the opera square)

Donnerstags-Gruss : recorded November 24 & 25, 1981, WDR Cologne.
Erster Akt: recorded May 23-26, 1980, WDR Cologne.
Zweiter Akt: recorded November 6 & 7, 1980 by Deutsche Grammophon at IRCAM, Paris.
Dritter Akt, Festival: recorded June 11 & 12, 1980 in the NOS Studio, Hilversum.
Dritter Akt, Vision: recorded October 5 & 6, 1981 in Sound Studio N, Unter Kirschen 8, Cologne-Bickendorf.
Donnerstags-Abschied recorded in a multi-track playback process on January 23, 1982 in the DGG Studio Hamburg-Tonndorf.

Scenic world premiere: March 15, 1981 in the Teatro alla Scala, Milano.

Booklet (92 pages) with texts in german, english, french and italian.

(P) 1983 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg.
(C) 1981/82 Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Publishers: Stockhausen-Verlag, Kürten.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 28942 33792 3

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
2740 272	Stockhausen*	Donnerstag Aus Licht ‎(4xLP + Box)	Deutsche Grammophon	2740 272	Germany	1983
Stockhausen 30	Stockhausen*	Donnerstag Aus Licht ‎(4xCD + Box)	Stockhausen-Verlag	Stockhausen 30	Germany	Unknown