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Cantata No. 1, Op. 4 (Alone in the Forrest)

Composer
Petrovics Emil
Original / Hungarian title
I. kantáta, Op. 4 (Egyedül az erdőben)
Foreign language / English title
Cantata No. 1, Op. 4 (Alone in the Forrest)
Subtitle
For soprano voice and chamber orchestra
Year of composition
1956
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Instrumentation
S. - fl. (anche picc.), ob., cl., fg. - cor. - arpa, pf. (anche cel.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. Viszontlátás / Revedere / Meeting again
2. Álmos kicsiny madarsereg / Somnoroase pasarele / Sleepy little birds
3. Erdő, miért hajladozol? / Ce te legeni codrule / Why, forest do you rock yourself?
Text
EMINESCU, Mihai
Language
Hungarian / Romanian
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1978, Z. 10214 (Score), Z. 8359 (Piano reduction, arr. by Tamás Koncz)
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-12320, 1981 - Ilona Tokody, Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Emil Petrovics (cond.)
Hungarian Television, 1993 - Ilona Tokody, Filhramonia Chamber Orchestra, Emil Petrovics (cond.)
Hungaroton Classic HCD-31790, 1998 - Ilona Tokody, Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Emil Petrovics (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Based on poems by Mihai Eminescu

Hungarian translations by Jenő Kiss, Ervin Páter and Károly Révai