Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Deux Légendes (S.175) / Two Legends (S.175)


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Deux Légendes (S.175) / Két Legenda (S.175)
Foreign language / English title
Deux Légendes (S.175) / Two Legends (S.175)
Subtitle
For piano
Dedication
to Cosima von Bülow
Year of composition
1863

Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
19 min

Movements, parts
1. St. Francois d´Assise. La prédication aux oiseaux / Assisi Szent Ferenc prédikál a madaraknak
2. St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots / Paolai Szent Ferenc a hullámokon jár

Premiere information
29 August 1865, Vigadó, Budapest; Ferenc Liszt (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Editions Rózsavölgyi, Heugel © 1866 Editions Durand-Salabert-Eschig, Paris -DC00956300
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Recordings
Naxos Cd 8.553594, 1995 - Jenő Jandó (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed originally for orchestra

See also:
Legends for Orchestra