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Title of the work

Two Songs on Poems by Dezső Kosztolányi, Op. 16

Composer
Balassa Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Két dal Kosztolányi verseire, Op. 16
Foreign language / English title
Two Songs on Poems by Dezső Kosztolányi, Op. 16
Subtitle
For soprano voice and piano
Year of composition
1959
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
S., pf.
Duration
8 min
Movements, parts
1. Kedves / Dear One
2. Üllői úti fák / The Trees of the Üllői Road
Text
KOSZTOLÁNYI, Dezső
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
15 June 1961, Budapest; Erika Silbernagel (S.), Péter Petris (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1977, Z. 8354
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Recordings
Composer´s Edition, 2006 (Recorded at Hungarian Radio) - Angéla Mercs (S.), László Martos (pf.)
1 min. sample
1 I.
2 II.
Remarks, other info
First movement written in 1957, second in 1960