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Title of the work

Ein Krippenspiel aus Köröshegy / Nativity play of Kőröshegy

Composer
Farkas Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Kőröshegyi Betlehemes
Foreign language / English title
Ein Krippenspiel aus Köröshegy / Nativity play of Kőröshegy
Subtitle
Christmas cantata for narrator, mixed (or children’s) choir, organ and instrumental ensemble or orchestra
Year of composition
1970
Type
Choir, solo instrument(s) & orchestra
Instrumentation
narrator - mixed choir or children´s choir - org. - fl., fg., tr., vl., vla., vlc.

or

narrator - mixed choir or children´s choir - org. - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 2 cor., tr. - arpa ad lib. - strings
Duration
21 min
Movements, parts
Parts:
Präludium – Choir a cappella – Evangelium – Choir – Evangelium – Choir – Evangelium – Choir – Ritornell – Choir a cappella – Evangelium – Choir – Evangelium – Choir – Evangelium - Choir – Evangelium – Ritornell – Choir a cappella – Evangelium – Choir – Pastorale – Evangelium – Choir – Ritornell – Choir a cappella - Postludium
Text
PANNONIUS, Janus
Language
Hungarian - Latin / German - Latin / French - Latin
Publisher / Source
Carus Verlag 2005, CV 10.378/06
Available here!
Recordings
Toccata Classics CD TOCC0296, 2006 - Richard Robbins (narr.), Helen Smee (org.), Ascolta Choir, Ascolta Chamber Ensemble, Peter Broadbent (cond.)
Remarks, other info
German translation by Imre Ormay and the Ferenc Farkas
French translation by Edmond Pidoux
English translation by Robert Scandrett