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Two Poems to Polly

Composer
Eötvös Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Two Poems to Polly
Foreign language / English title
Two Poems to Polly
Subtitle
Solo for a speaking cellist
Year of composition
1998
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
vlc.
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
Lady SARASHINA
Language
English
Premiere information
28 September 1999, Düsseldorf, Germany; (As part of "As I Crossed A Bridge Of Dreams")
Publisher / Source
Edition Ricordi München © 2001, SY3375
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32288, 2004 - György Déri (vlc.)
Ensemble Modern Medien EMSACD-003, 2010 - Eva Böcker (vlc.)
Hungaroton HCD-32810, 2018 - Ditta Rohmann (vlc.) (Available on youtube.com)
1 min. sample
0 Two Poems To Polly
Remarks, other info
Old Japanese poems from the 11th century

English translation by Ivan Morris
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
a la Carte - Solo Works for Cello Hungaroton
Hungaroton
Hungaroton