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Title of the work

Palme, Op. 237

Composer
Szokolay Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Palme, Op. 237 / Pálma, Op. 237
Foreign language / English title
Palme, Op. 237
Subtitle
Cantata on the poem by Paul Valéry for soprano solo and chamber ensemble
Year of composition
1990
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
8
Instrumentation
S. solo - vl. - fl., fl.a., cl., cl.b., fg. - arpa
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
VALÉRY, Paul
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Hungarian Radio
Premiere information
9 April 1990, Chinon

23 April 1990, Hungarian Radio
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest
Available here!
Recordings
Video recording, 2019 - Emőke Baráth (S.), Péter Tfirst (vl.), Anett Jóföldi (fl.), Máté Bán (fl.a.), Gábor Varga (cl.), György Salamon (cl.b.), György Lakatos (fg.), Ágnes Polónyi (arpa), Gergely Vajda (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)
1 min. sample
1 Palme, Op. 110
Remarks, other info
Hungarian translation by György Somlyó