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Cantata No. 5, Op. 29 (Letters from Turkey)

Composer
Petrovics Emil
Original / Hungarian title
V. kantáta, Op. 29 (Törökországi levelek)
Foreign language / English title
Cantata No. 5, Op. 29 (Letters from Turkey)
Subtitle
For bass voice and chamber orchestra
Year of composition
1981
Type
Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
B. - fl., ob., cl., fg. - cor. - cimb. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
16 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegro
2. Allegretto
3. Libero
4. Allegro vivace
5. Andantino
Text
MIKES, Kelemen; CZIGÁNY, György
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
8 October 1981, Chamber Music Days, Szeged, Hungary; József Gregor (B.), Szeged Chamber Orchestra
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1982, Z. 10249
Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX 12929, 1989 - József Gregor (B.), Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Emil Petrovics (cond.)
Hungaroton Classic HCD 31790, 2001 - József Gregor (B.), Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Emil Petrovics (cond.)
Duna Television, Video recording - József Gregor (B.), Szeged Chamber Orchestra, Tamás Pál (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Text written by György Czigány after Kelemen Mikes