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Széchenyi Oratorio

Composer
Durkó Zsolt
Original / Hungarian title
Széchenyi oratórium
Foreign language / English title
Széchenyi Oratorio
Subtitle
For tenor and bass soli, mixed choir and orchestra
Year of composition
1982
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
T., B. solo - mixed choir (S-A-T-Bar-B) - 3 fl. (II, III anche picc.), 2 cl. (II cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - cor., 3 tr. (III tr. picc. in fa), 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (3 esec.) - cimb., cel. (anche cemb.), arpa, org. continuo - strings: 10 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 8 vlc., 5 cb.
Duration
28 min
Movements, parts
1. Part I.
2. Part II.
Text
SZÉCHENYI, István
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
the City of Debrecen, for the 100th Anniversary of Zoltán Kodály´s Birth
Premiere information
1982, Opening Concert, Béla Bartók International Choral Competition, Debrecen, Hungary; Attila Fülöp (T.), Endre Ütő (B.), Debrecen Kodály Choir, Symphony Orchestra, György Gulyás (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 10254
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32027, 2001 - Attila Fekete (T.), Péter Fried (B.), Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.) (Live recording of the Hungarian Radio)
1 min. sample
1 Part I.
2 Part II.
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1981 - 1982

Based on the text by István Széchényi