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Vox Lucis, Op. 56

Composer
Erőd Iván
Original / Hungarian title
Vox Lucis, Op. 56
Foreign language / English title
Vox Lucis, Op. 56
Subtitle
Cantata for bariton, oboe solo and orchestra
Year of composition
1989
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instr. and orch.
Instrumentation
Bar. - ob. solo - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), fl.a., 2 cl., cl.b., 2 fg. - 2 cor., tuba - arpa - cel. - timp., perc. (2 esec. - campli, camp., vibr.) - strings ( at least: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 8 vlc., 5 cb.
Duration
32 min
Movements, parts
1. Introduzione
2. The Soul of Man (T. S. Eliot)
3. Mon Dieu, vous m´avez donné ce pouvoir (P. Claudel)
4. Poju, kogda gortan ssyra, duscha ssucha (O. Mandelstham)
5. Il suffit qu´une petite âme ait la simplicité (P. Claudel)
6. An die Musik (R. M. Rilke)
7. La main de dieu (P. Claudel)
8. The Lord who created -
9. Now you should see the temple completed (T. S. Eliot)
10. Finale: Light - Mattina (G. Ungaretti) - A felsö fény (S. Weöres) - Light (T. S. Eliot)
Text
ELIOT, Thomas Stearns; CLAUDEL, Paul; MANDELSHTAM, Osip ; RILKE, Rainer Maria; UNGARETTI, Giuseppe - WEÖRES, Sándor
Language
multilingual
Commissioned by
Musikverein für Steiermark for its 175th anniversary
Premiere information
5 November 1989, Stephaniensaal Graz, Austria; John Shirley-Quirk (Bar.), Sara Watkins (ob.), Graz Philharmonic Orchestra, Niksa Bareza (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Doblinger - Musikhaus und Verlag (On rental)
Available here!
Recordings
Österreichische Musik der Gegenwart Nr. 50 CD 830 004-2, 1995 - John Shirley-Quirk (Bar.), Sara Watkins (ob.), ORF Symphony Orchestra, Steuart Bedford (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1988 - 1989