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Title of the work

Songs from Rottenbiller Street, Op. 1

Composer
Balassa Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Dalok a Rottenbiller utcából, Op. 1
Foreign language / English title
Songs from Rottenbiller Street, Op. 1
Year of composition
1955
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms., pf.
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. Sziklák alatt / Beneath the Rocks
2. Ó, akkor is / Oh, Even Then
3. Meghúzzák a harangot / The Bell is Tolled
4. Ahogy várlak... / As I´m Waiting for You
5. Búcsú nélkül / Without Saying Goodbye
6. Kint megremeg a nyárfa-ág / An aspen trembles outside
7. Az utolsó szonett / His Last Sonnet
8. Csillag és virág / Stars and Flowers
Text
BALASSA, Sándor
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1955, Lake Balaton Tour, Hungary; Erika Sziklay (Ms), József Bakki (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Solo Music Publishing House, Budapest, SMB No 55
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32017, 2000 - Jutta Bokor (Ms), Endre Hegedűs (pf.)
1 min. sample
1 As I´m Waiting for You
2 Without Saying Goodbye
3 An aspen trembles outside
4 His Last Sonnet
5 Stars and Flowers
Remarks, other info
Based on the composer´s own texts