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Das Hohelied der Liebe

Composer
Gyöngyösi Levente
Original / Hungarian title
Das Hohelied der Liebe
Foreign language / English title
Das Hohelied der Liebe
Subtitle
"The Hymn to Love" - Cantata for bass voice and orchestra
Year of composition
2004
Type
Solo voice(s) with orchestra
Instrumentation
B. solo - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - arpa, cel. - timp., perc. (trg., ptto.sosp., vibr., tam-tam, campli, camp., crot., gr.c.) - arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
biblical
Language
German
Commissioned by
András László
Premiere information
11 June 2006, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Szabolcs Hámori (B.), European Doctors´ Orchestra, György Vashegyi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Kontrpunkt Music Ltd., K-0159 (On rental)
Available here!
Recordings
Live recording (Available at www.gyongyosilevente.hu) - Krisztián Cser (B.), Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Tibor Bogányi (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Based on Chapter 13 of the First Epistle to the Corinthians from the Bible