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Title of the work

Historische Ungarische Bildnisse (S.205) / Historical Hungarian Portraits (S.205)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Historische Ungarische Bildnisse (S.205) / Magyar történelmi arcképek (S.205)
Foreign language / English title
Historische Ungarische Bildnisse (S.205) / Historical Hungarian Portraits (S.205)
Subtitle
For piano
Year of composition
1885
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
38 min
Movements, parts
1. Széchenyi István / István Széchenyi
2. Eötvös József / József Eötvös
3. Vörösmarty Mihály / Mihály Vörösmarty
4. Teleki László / László Teleki
5. Deák Ferenc / Ferenc Deák
6. Petőfi Sándor / Sándor Petőfi
7. Mosonyi Mihály / Mihály Mosonyi
Publisher / Source
Published as appendix of the music magazine: "Új Zenei szemle" in 1956

Editio Musica Budapest © 1980, Z. 8459 (Various cyclical works II)
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX 11976-77, 1966 - Ernő Szegedi (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Movement VII: Composed in 1870

Movement VI: First version in 1874 as "Dead Poet´s Love", accompanying music to Mór Jókai´s Ballad; second (final) version from 1877

Movement III: Composed after 1873

Movement IV: Revised version of "Funeral-Marsch" from 1885
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Liszt Ferenc: Piano Music Hungaroton