Orchestral cast:

(1 Piccolo-Flöte, 1 Flöte, 1 Oboe, 1 Fagott, 1 Klarinette in Es, 3 Klarinetten in B, 1 Alt-Klarinette in Es ad lib., 1 Bass-Klarinette in B ad lib., 4 Hörner in F, 3 Trompeten in B, 3 Posaunen, 2 Flügelhörner in B, 1 Tenorhorn in B, 1 Bariton, 1 Tuba, Pauken, Schlagzeug: Glockenspiel, kleine Trommel, große Trommel, Triangel, Becken)

Ernst Toch was one of the most important contemporary composers of the late Twenties and Thirties. He was active in Berlin and, after 1933, in...