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

Ilmarinen


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Ilmarinen
Foreign language / English title
Ilmarinen
Subtitle
Based on verses from Kalevala
Year of composition
1986

Type
Mixed choir
Instrumentation
mixed choir (S-A-T-B)
Duration
4 min

Movements, parts
1. No. 1. Kavics koppan / The shingle rang out
2. No. 2. Hej, szalad a szan / Hey, the sled speeds on
3. No. 3. Igy indult el Ilmarinen / This is how Ilmarinen set out
4. No. 4. Hej, haj, ho! / Hey ho
5. No. 5. Ha meg egyszer... / The next time I visit...

Text
Kalevala
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1989, Europhonia, Zagreb; Pro Arte Ensemble (Graz), E. Hoffman (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1988, Z. 13377
Buy here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31956, 2001 - Hungarian National Choir, Mátyás Antal (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 The shingle rang out
2 Hey, the sled speeds on
3 Hey ho
4 The next time I visit...
Remarks, other info
Hungarian translation by István Rácz

 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Hungarian Contemporary Choral Works Hungaroton