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Vier Gesänge, Op. 44 / Four Songs, Op. 44

Composer
Erőd Iván
Original / Hungarian title
Négy ének, Op. 44
Foreign language / English title
Vier Gesänge, Op. 44 / Four Songs, Op. 44
Subtitle
For low voice and piano
Dedication
to Hans Landesmann
Year of composition
1983
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
low voice - pf.
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
1. Nachts vorm Haus (O. Mandelstam)
2. O Himmel, Himmel (O. Mandelstam)
3. Keine Halme mehr (S. Jessenin)
4. Blaue Himmelschüssel (S. Jessenin)
Text
MANDELSTAM, Osip; YESENIN, Sergei
Language
German
Premiere information
17 February 1986, Stephaniensaal, Graz, Austria; John Shirley-Quirk (B.Bar.), Philipp Ledger (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Doblinger - Musikhaus und Verlag, D. 08 660
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Recordings
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Remarks, other info
Text translated to German by Paul Celan