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Cantus vitae, Op. 38

Composer
Dohnányi Ernő
Original / Hungarian title
Cantus vitae, Op. 38
Foreign language / English title
Cantus vitae, Op. 38
Subtitle
Symphonic cantata
Year of composition
1941
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S., A., T., B. solo - mixed choir (S-A-T-B), children´s choir - 3 fl., 2 ob., c.ing., 3 fg., cfg. - 6 cor., 4 tr., 4 trb., tuba - perc. - org. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
93 min
Movements, parts
1. I. rész / Part I.
2. II. rész (Bacchanália) / Part II. (Bacchanalia)
3. III. rész (Funerália) / Part III. (Funeralia)
4. IV. rész / Part IV. 5. V. rész / Part V.
Text
MADÁCH, Imre
Language
Hungarian / English
Premiere information
28 - 29 April 1941, Royal Opera House, Budapest; Magda Rigó (S.), Mária P. Basilides (A.), Endre Rösler (T.), György Losonczy (B.). Children´s Choir of the Elisabeth Girl´s School, City Choir of Budapest, Budapest Philhamonic Orchestra, Ernő Dohnányi (cond.)

2 February 2002, International Ernő Dohnányi Festival, State University Florida, USA
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungarian RAdio CD MR 065, 2004 - Anna Korondi (S.), Andrea Meláth (A.), József Mukk (T.), János Tóth (B.), Children´s Choir of the Hungarian Radio, Choir of the Hungarian Radio, Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio, Kálmán Strausz (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Libretto by Dohnányi based on "Tragedy of Man" by Imre Madách

Composed: 1938 - 1941