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Title of the work

Drei Gesänge, Op. 14 / Three Songs, Op. 14

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Három ének, Op. 14
Foreign language / English title
Drei Gesänge, Op. 14 / Three Songs, Op. 14
Subtitle
For voice and piano
Year of composition
1924
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
high voice, pf. (or orchestra)
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. Siralmas nékem / Woe it is
2. Imhol nyitva én kebelem / Behod my open soul
3. Várj meg madaram / Stay sweet bird
Text
BALASSI, Bálint; Anonymus (17th century)
Language
Hungarian / German
Premiere information
Large Hall, Academy of Music, Budapest; Ferenc Székelyhidy (T.), Miklós Schwalb (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32555-56, 2007 - Szabolcs Brickner (T.), Emese Virág (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Based on poems by Bálint Balassi and an anon. 17th-century poet