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Draussen vor der Tür, Op. 27 / The Man Outside, Op. 27

Composer
Balassa Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Az ajtón kívül, Op. 27
Foreign language / English title
Draussen vor der Tür, Op. 27 / The Man Outside, Op. 27
Subtitle
Radio opera in five movements
Year of composition
1976
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
S., 2 T., 2 Bar., 2 B. - 2 fl. grandi, picc., fl., 3 ob., c.ing., 3 cl., cl.b., 2 sax., 2 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., trb.b., tuba - 4 timp., perc. (tmb.picc.s.c., tmb.picc.c.c., side drum, 6 tom-tom, 2 gr.c., claves, frusta, cas., 2 blocchi di legno, 2 casse di legno, temple bl., raganella, 2 maracas, tubo sonoro, xil., silorimba, marimbafono, trg., sonagli, 2 campanacci, 3 metal plates, 2 ptti., 4 ptto.sosp., 4 gong, 2 gong cinesi, tam-tam, crotali, campli., vibr., camp.) - 2 arpa, cel. - strings: 12 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2., 10 vla., 10 vlc., 8 cb.
Duration
73 min
Movements, parts
1. Moderato tranquillo
2. Grave, sostenuto
3. Allegro moderato, affanato
4. Allegro molto
5. Andante, grave
Text
FODOR, Géza; BALASSA, Sándor
Language
Hungarian / German
Commissioned by
Hungarian Radio
Premiere information
28 December 1977, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Sándor Palcsó (T.), Ilona Tokody (S.), László Polgár (B.), Attila Fülöp (T.), József Gregor (B.), Sándor Sólyom Nagy (Bar.), György Bordás (Bar.), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, György Lehel (cond.)

20 October 1978, Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 8369 (Piano Score)
Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX 12052-53, 1980 - Sándor Palcsó (T.), Ilona Tokody (S.), László Polgár (B.), Attila Fülöp (T.), József Gregor (B.), Sándor Sólyom Nagy (Bar.), György Bordás (Bar.), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, György Lehel (cond.)
Hungaroton HCD-12052, 2007 - Sándor Palcsó (T.), Ilona Tokody (S.), László Polgár (B.), Attila Fülöp (T.), József Gregor (B.), Sándor Sólyom Nagy (Bar.), György Bordás (Bar.), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, György Lehel (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 I.
2 II.
3 III.
4 IV.
5 V.
Remarks, other info
Based on the play by Wolfgang Borchert

Hungarian translation by Ferenc Szolcsányi

The work has also been performed at the Gelsenkirchen Opera
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Balassa, Sándor: The Man Outside, op. 27 Hungaroton