Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

The Chinese Poem


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
A kínai vers
Foreign language / English title
The Chinese Poem
Subtitle
To a poem by Frigyes Karinthy - For soprano and piano
Dedication
to András Szőllősy
Year of composition
1996

Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
S., pf.
Duration
4 min

Movements, parts
1. Tea / Tea
2. Atyák / Fathers
3. Kertben / In the Garden
4. Kínai fal / Chinese Wall
5. Költő panasza / The Poet´s Complaint

Text
KARINTHY, Frigyes
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
20 June 2002, Földvár Days, Gizi Bajor Community House, Balatonföldvár, Hungary; Krisztina Jónás (S.), Ferenc János Szabó (pf.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Live video-recording, 2018 - Anna Molnár (S.), Ferenc János Szabó (pf.) (Available on youtube.com)