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The Secret´s Secret´s sunken, Op. 125

Composer
Szokolay Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
A Minden-Titkok Titka, Op. 125
Foreign language / English title
The Secret´s Secret´s sunken, Op. 125
Subtitle
Solo cantata on poems by Endre Ady for soprano voice and chamber ensemble
Year of composition
1977
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
7
Instrumentation
S. solo - fl., cl. - cimb., arpa, pf. - vl.
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
1. A Minden-titkok titka / The Secret of All Secrets
2. A jégcsap-szívű ember / The Cold-hearted Man
3. Félhomályban / In Twilight
4. Pénz és Karnevál / Money and Carneval
5. Ha holtan találkozunk / If We Meet When We Are Dead
Text
ADY, Endre
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Universal Edition
Premiere information
1977, Berlin
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1980 No. 16981
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-31120, 1990 - Ilona Tokody (S.), Márta Fábián (cimb.)
Video recording, 2021 - Emőke Baráth (S.), Anett Jóföldi (fl.), Gábor Varga (cl.), Péter Tfirst (vl.), Ágnes Polónyi (arpa), András Szalai (cimb.), Dalma Cseh (pf.), Gregory Vajda (cond.) (Available on the Szokolay youtube channel)