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Title of the work

Two Songs on Poems by Attila József, Op. 7

Composer
Balassa Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Két dal József Attila verseire, Op. 7
Foreign language / English title
Two Songs on Poems by Attila József, Op. 7
Subtitle
For mezzosoprano and piano
Year of composition
1957
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms., pf.
Duration
7 min
Movements, parts
1. Mikor az uccán átment a kedves / When the angel crossed the road
2. Csodálkozás / Surprise
Text
JÓZSEF, Attila
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1 February 1998, 10th Mini-Festival of Compositions from the 20th Century, Pesti Vigadó, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Solo Music Budapest, Music Publisher, SMB No. 51
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32017, 2000 - Jutta Bokor (Ms), Endre Hegedűs (pf.)
1 min. sample
1 I. Mikor az uccán átment a kedves
2 II. Csodálkozás
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1957, revised: 1997