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Journey to Ixtlan

Composer
Sáry László
Original / Hungarian title
Utazás Ixtlan felé
Foreign language / English title
Journey to Ixtlan
Subtitle
to a fragment of the poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez - For soprano voice and 4/8/12 string or wind instruments
Year of composition
1980
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
S. solo - 4 / 8 / 12 string or wind instruments
Duration
12 min
Text
JIMÉNEZ, Juan Ramón
Language
German
Premiere information
1982, Autumn Festival, Budapest, New Music Studio Ensemble, Albert Simon (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 2006, Z. 14296
Available here!
Recordings
BMC CD 218, 2015 - Klára Csordás (Ms.), BHKZ Academy, Géza Gémesi (cond.)
Remarks, other info
This composition for soprano and chamber ensemble was inspired by the incomparably beautiful poem "El viaje definitivo" by the Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1956 (the German translation of the poem is included in the score). The piece can be performed by several possible ensembles: 1) soprano and 12 stringed or 12 wind instruments; 2) soprano and 8 stringed or 8 wind instruments - playing parts I-VIII; 3) soprano and 4 stringed or 4 wind instruments - playing parts I-IV.