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

Kassák-Songs


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Kassák-dalok
Foreign language / English title
Kassák-Songs
Subtitle
For soprano voice, flute and cimbalom
Year of composition
1976

Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
3
Instrumentation
S. solo, fl., cimb.
Duration
9 min

Movements, parts
1. Alkonyi szél / Twilight Wind
2. Monoton / Monotone
3. Ó, csend / Oh, Silence
4. Széltölcsér / Whirlwind
5. Hétköznapi csoda / An Everyday Wonder

Text
KASSÁK, Lajos
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1976, Innsbruck, Austria; Katalin Szőkefalvi-Nagy (S.), Tihamér Elek (fl.), Márta Fábián (cimb.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 1980, Z. 8746
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-11899, 1978 - Katalin Szőkefalvi-Nagy (S.), István Matuz (fl.), Márta Fábián (cimb.)
Hungaroton HCD-31959, 2000 - Katalin Szőkefalvi-Nagy (S.), István Matuz (fl.), Márta Fábián (cimb.)
1 min. sample
1 I. Alkonyi szél
2 II. Monoton
3 III. Ó, csend
4 IV. Széltölcsér
5 V. Hétköznapi csoda
Remarks, other info
After poems by Lajos Kassák