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Title of the work

Cart-Drive into the Night

Composer
Lendvay Kamilló
Original / Hungarian title
Kocsiút az éjszakában
Foreign language / English title
Cart-Drive into the Night
Subtitle
Song cycle for contralto and ensemble
Dedication
To Gizi
Year of composition
1970
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
8
Instrumentation
Ca. solo - fl. (anche fl.a.), cl.b., arpa, pf., perc., vla., cb.
Duration
11 min
Movements, parts
1. Szelíd esti imádság / Gentle evening prayer

2. Kocsiút az éjszakában / Cart drive into the night

3. Duruzslás a jégveremből / Murmur from an ice pit

4. Ha holtan találkozunk / If we met dead
Text
ADY, Endre
Language
English
Commissioned by
Hungarian Radio
Premiere information
1974, Concert Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Zsuzsa Barlay (A.), Budapest Chamber Ensemble, András Mihály (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, L-3 or Z. 8283
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-11860, 1977 - Zsuzsa Barlay (A.), Budapest Chamber Ensemble, András Mihály (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 I. Gentle, Evening Prayer
2 II. Cart-Drive into the Night
3 III. Murmur from an Ice Pit
4 IV. If We Met Dead
Remarks, other info
Based on the poem by Endre Ady