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Title of the work

Fünf Lieder, Op. 9 / Five Songs, Op. 9

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Öt dal, Op. 9
Foreign language / English title
Fünf Lieder, Op. 9 / Five Songs, Op. 9
Subtitle
For voice and piano
Year of composition
1918
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
voice, pf.
Duration
18 min
Movements, parts
1. "Ádám hol vagy?" / "Adam, wo bist du?"
2. Sappho szerelmes éneke / Sapphos Liebesgesang
3. Éjjel / Nachts
4. Kicsi virágom / Blume, du holde
5. Az erdő / Der Wald
Text
ADY, Endre; BALÁZS, Béla
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
Large Hall, Academy of Music, Budapest; Oszkár Kálmán, (B., Mov. 1), Vilma Tihanyi, (S., Mov. II), Vilmos Roubal (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1939, B&H 18104
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32555-56, 2007 - István Kovács (B., Mov. I, III, V)), Judit Németh (Ms., Mov. II), Csaba Szegedi (Bar., Mov. IV), Jenő Jandó (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1916 - 1918

Based on poems by Endre Ady and Béla Balázs