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Title of the work

Kossuth, BB 31

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Kossuth, BB 31
Foreign language / English title
Kossuth, BB 31
Subtitle
Symphonic poem for orchestra
Year of composition
1903
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
4 fl. (I anche picc., IV = picc.), 4 ob. (IV anche c.ing.), 4 cl. (II anche cl.picc., IV anche cl.b.), 4 fg. (IV anche cfg.) - 8 cor., 4 tr., tr.b., 3 trb., 2 flic.t., tuba - timp., perc. - 2 arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
21 min
Movements, parts
1. (Kossuth)
2. (Mi bú nehezül lelkedre, édes férjem? / What Makes Your Heart So Heavy, My Dear Man?)
3. (Veszélyben a haza! / Our Homeland Is in Danger!)
4. (Hajdan jobb időket éltünk... / In Days of Old We Lived Better Times)
5. (Majd rosszra fordult sorsunk... / Then Our Fortune Changed For the Worse)
6. (Harcra fel! / In Arms!)
7. (Jöjjetek, jöjjetek! szép magyar vitézek, szép magyar leventék! / Come on, Fair Hungarian Valiants!)
8. ...
9. (Mindennek vége! / All Is Lost!)
10. (Csöndes minden, csöndes... / Silent, All Is Silent
Premiere information
13 January 1904, Budapest; Budapest Philhamonic Orchestra, István Kerner (cond.)

18 February 1904, Manchester, England; János Richter (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio musica Budapest © 1963, Z. 4116 (Edited by Dille Denijs)
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-41002; Hungaroton HCD-31179; Arion 68251; Intercord 830812; Carlton 00712; London 443773; Philips 456575; Eufoda 1296; Philips 464639
Remarks, other info
Also: Gyászinduló, zongorára / Marche funebre, for piano, 1903; Hungaroton HCD-31909
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; 3 Village Scenes; Kossuth Philips
Naxos
Naxos
Hungaroton
Decca