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Title of the work

Two Folksongs from Zobor / Zwei Volkslieder aus der Zoborgegend

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Két zoborvidéki népdal
Foreign language / English title
Two Folksongs from Zobor / Zwei Volkslieder aus der Zoborgegend
Year of composition
1908
Type
Choir a cappella
Instrumentation
female choir or children´s choir (3 S., S A. solo)
Duration
6 min
Movements, parts
1. Meghalok, meghalok / Woe is Me / Ach könnt´ ich sterben
2. Piros alma mosolyog / Blooming on the Hilltop / Blühend lacht vom Hügel her
Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Hungarian / English / German
Premiere information
5th January 1917, Academy of Music, Large Hall, Budapest; Magyar Nők Karegyesülete (Hungarian Women´s Choir Society), Budapesti Kar- és Zeneegyesület ((Budapest Choir and Music Society), Emil Lichtenberg (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, UE 7447 (German / Hungarian); Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 6724 (Hungarian)
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 12948
Remarks, other info
Translated by Michael Dimi Calvocoressi (English), Emma Kodály (German), M. W. Pursey (English)