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Zwei Kanons / Two Canons

Composer
Ligeti György
Original / Hungarian title
Két kánon
Foreign language / English title
Zwei Kanons / Two Canons
Subtitle
For unisono mixed choir
Year of composition
1952
Type
Choir a cappella
Instrumentation
mixed choir (S-A-T-B) unisono
Duration
3 min
Movements, parts
1. Ha folyóvíz volnék / If I could flow like the river
2. Pletykázó asszonyok / Gossiping Women
Text
Folk text(s)
Language
Hungarian / German / English
Premiere information
24 April 1994, Gütesloh, Germany; London Sinfonietta Voices, Terry Edwards (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Schott Music, C 47267

Editi Musica Budapest 1954, Z. 1052
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Recordings
Sony 62 305, 1997 - London Sinfonietta Voices, Terry Edwards (cond.)
EMI CDC 7 54096 2, 1990 - Groupe Vocal de France, Guy Reibel (cond.) (Mov. II only)
1 min. sample
1 I.
2 II.
Remarks, other info
Year of composition: 1947/1952

German edition: Hilger Schallehn, English version: Desmond Clayton
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
György Ligeti Edition 2 - A Cappella Choral Works Sony