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Háry János Suite

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Háry János szvit
Foreign language / English title
Háry János Suite
Subtitle
For orchestra
Year of composition
1927
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (I, II, III anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., sax., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 crnt., 3 trb., tuba - cimb. (or cemb. or pf.), pf., cel. - timp., perc. (ptto., gr.c., tmb.picc., trg., military tamb.) - strings
Duration
30 min
Movements, parts
1. Kezdődik a mese / Introduction / Das Märchen beginnt
2. Bécsi harangjáték / The Viennese Musical Clock / Wiener Glockenspiel
3. Dal / Song / Lied
4. Napóleon csatája / Napoleon´s Battle / Schlacht und Niederlage Napoleons
5. Intermezzo
6. A császári udvar bevonulása / The entry of the Imperial Court / Einzug des kaiserlichen Hofes
Premiere information
24 March 1927, Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona; Pau Casals Orchestra, Antal Fleischer (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, PH272 (Performance material available)
Recordings
BMC CD 141, 2007 - Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 1. Kezdődik a mese
2 2. Bécsi harangjáték
3 3. Dal
4 4. Napóleon csatája
5 5. Intermezzo
6 6. A császári udvar bevonulása
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Philips
Hungaroton
Hungaroton
Kodály, Zoltán: Háry János-Suite, Summer Evening, Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song (The Peacock) BMC Records
Delos
Hungaroton
Hungaroton