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.

Search
New search
Title of the work

Sainte Cécile. Légende (S.5) / Saint Cecilia. Legend (S.5)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Sainte Cécile. Légende (S.5) / Szent Cecília. Legenda (S.5)
Foreign language / English title
Sainte Cécile. Légende (S.5) / Saint Cecilia. Legend (S.5)
Dedication
To Lajos Haynald
Year of composition
1874
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
Ms. solo - choir (ad lib.) - orchestra (2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., 2 arpa, org. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.) or ensemble (pf. - arm. - arpa)
Duration
14 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
GIRARDIN, Mme Émile de
Language
French
Premiere information
Rome; Giovanni Sgambati (cond.)

17 June 1875, Funeral Ceremony of Conutess Marie Moukhanoff, Weimar, Germany (Chamber music version)

29 November 1876, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Edition Kahnt, Leipzig © 1876
Editio Musica Budapest, L. 63
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 31960, 2001 - Lívia Budai (Ms.), Sándor Margittay (org.), Hungarian Radio and Televison Choir, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Sapszon (choir master), János Ferencsik (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Also published with Latin and German text
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Liszt: Cantatas & Hymns Hungaroton