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Title of the work

Festive Cantata (Hungarian Cantate)

Composer
Erkel Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Ünnepi kantáta (Magyar Cantate)
Foreign language / English title
Festive Cantata (Hungarian Cantate)
Subtitle
For Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass solo, Mixed Choir and Orchestra
Year of composition
1867
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S., A., T., B. solo - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 tr., 3 cor., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. - arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
9 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
SZIGLIGETI, Ede; RAICS, István
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
11 June 1867, National Theater, Pest (Budapest); Ferenc Erkel (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest 1963, E-2 or Z. 4020
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 32683, 2011 - Szabina Schnöller (S.), Mercedes Heim (A.), Barna Kovács (T.), László Jekl (Bar.), Béla Bartól Male Choir - Pécs, Musica Nostra Wonmen´s Choir, Zsuzásnna Mindszenty (chorus master), MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Ákos Somogyváry (cond.) (As Hungarian Cantate)
Remarks, other info
Based on the festive prelude text "The Holy Crown" by Ede Szigligeti

In the 1950´s the original text has been adjusted by István Raics to fit to the expectaions of the socialistic era