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Cantus Pannonicus

Composer
Farkas Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Cantus Pannonicus
Foreign language / English title
Cantus Pannonicus
Subtitle
Cantata for soprano solo, mixed choir and orchestra, on the poems by Jannus Pannonius
Year of composition
1959
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S. solo - mixed choir - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 cl. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (5 esec.) - arpa, cemb., cel., pf., chit., mand. - 6 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
22 min
Movements, parts
1. Laus Pannoniae
2. De Agnete
3. Abiens valere iubet sanctos reges Varadini
4. De amygdalo in Pannonia nata
5. Ad Martem, precatio pro pace
Text
PANNONIUS, Janus
Language
Latin
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 3478, © 1960 (score)

Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 4083, © 1963 (pocket score)

Editio Musica Budapest, (performance material on hire)

MS by András Farkas (piano reduction)
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31852, 1999 - Margit László (S.), Budapest Chorus, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Miklós Forrai (cond.)