The composer conducted soloists Ursula Zollenkopf, Jeanne Deroubaix, Hugues Cu*nod, Richard Robinson, Charles Scharbach and Robert Oliver, the NDR Chor and the NDR Sinfonieorchester. Stravinsky dedicated the performance to Alessandro Piovesan, director of the Venice Biennale, who had recently died. The first Paris performance, on 14 November 1958, was disastrous. According to Stephen Walsh, Pierre Boulez failed to fulfil his undertaking to obtain adequate performers, and those that he could obtain broke down several times.
The composer conducted soloists Ursula Zollenkopf, Jeanne Deroubaix, Hugues Cu*nod, Richard Robinson, Charles Scharbach and Robert Oliver, the NDR Chor and the NDR Sinfonieorchester.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
composer
composer
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
conduct
conducted
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
soloist
soloists
NOUN
NNS
flat
Number=Sing
Ursula
Ursula
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Zollenkopf
Zollenkopf
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Jeanne
Jeanne
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Deroubaix
Deroubaix
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Hugues
Hugues
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cu*nod
Cu*nod
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Robinson
Robinson
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Charles
Charles
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Scharbach
Scharbach
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Oliver
Oliver
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
NDR
NDR
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chor
Chor
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
NDR
NDR
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Sinfonieorchester
Sinfonieorchester
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Stravinsky dedicated the performance to Alessandro Piovesan, director of the Venice Biennale, who had recently died.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Stravinsky
Stravinsky
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
dedicate
dedicated
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Alessandro
Alessandro
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Piovesan
Piovesan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
director
director
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Venice
Venice
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Biennale
Biennale
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
recently
recently
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
die
died
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The first Paris performance, on 14 November 1958, was disastrous.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Paris
Paris
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
14
14
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Sing
November
November
PROPN
NNP
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1958
1958
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
disastrous
disastrous
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
According to Stephen Walsh, Pierre Boulez failed to fulfil his undertaking to obtain adequate performers, and those that he could obtain broke down several times.
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
According
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Stephen
Stephen
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Walsh
Walsh
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pierre
Pierre
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Boulez
Boulez
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fail
failed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
fulfil
fulfil
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
undertaking
undertaking
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
obtain
obtain
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
adequate
adequate
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
performer
performers
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
PRON
DT
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
obtain
obtain
VERB
VB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
break
broke
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
down
down
ADP
RP
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.