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Moses

Composer
Durkó Zsolt
Original / Hungarian title
Mózes
Foreign language / English title
Moses
Subtitle
Opera in three acts
Year of composition
1977
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
2 S., 3 T., Bar., B.Bar. - male choir, mixed choir - 3 fl. (I, II, III anche picc.), fl. in sol, 2 ob., 2 c.ing. (II anche ob.), cl.s. (anche cl.in sib), 3 cl. in sib (III. anche cl.b.), sax. contralto in mib, sax.t., sax.b. (ad lib. sax.bar.), 3 fg., cfg. - 6 cor., tr. picc. (anche tr. in do), 2 tr. in do, 3 trb.tb., tr.cb., tuba - 3 timp., perc. (7 esec. - 2 tmb.picc., tmb.picc.c.c., 4 tom-tom, 3 bongo, tambourine, cas., ptti., gr.c., 2 tam-tam, ptti.sosp., gong, xil., trg., vibr., campli., camp.) - 2 cel., 2 arpa., 2 pf., cemb., org. - strings: 10 vl. 1, 8 vl. 2, 6 vla., 6 vlc., 8 cb.
Duration
130 min
Text
DURKÓ, Zsolt; MADÁCH Imre; biblical;
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
15 May 1977, Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 10210/A, B, C
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-11982, 1979 "Moses Excerpts" - Csaba Ötvös (Bar.), Endre Ütő (B.), Sylvia Sass (S.), Ferenc Szőnyi (T.), Choir and Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera House, András Kórodi (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 Moses
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1973 - 1977

Libretto by the composer after the drama "Moses" by Imre Madách
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Durkó, Zsolt: Mózes (Excerpts) / Turner Illustrations - Colloids Hungaroton