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Title of the work

Apple Tree, Western Wall...

Composer
Horváth Bálint
Original / Hungarian title
Apple Tree, Western Wall...
Foreign language / English title
Apple Tree, Western Wall...
Subtitle
Seven songs for mezzo-soprano and piano
Year of composition
2005
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms. solo, pf.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. Apple Tree, Western Wall / Alma fa, nyugati fal
2. Lied für S. – Hommage à Ligeti / Dal S.-nek - Hommage à Ligetil
3. Novemberl
4. Két szemeddel / With your eyesl
5. Lorca Lives / Lorca él
6. Madár / Bird
7. Words of Ruth: „Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go...” / Rúth szavai: "Ahová te mégy, oda megyek..."
Text
COHEN, Leonard; WEÖRES, Sándor; BUDA, Ferenc; NEMES NAGY, Ágnes;biblical
Language
Hungarian / English
Premiere information
12 November 2009, Composers Evening of Bálint Horváth, Sztojanov Georgi and Ákos Zarándy, Bartók Béla Memorial House, Budapest; Dóra Érsek(Ms.) Bálint Horváth (pf.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Live recording - Renáta Darázs (voice), Bálint Horváth (pf.) (Available on soundcloud.com)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2005, revised: 2008 - 2009

Based on the works of: Leonard Cohen (Mov. I, V), Sándor Weöres (IV) Ferenc Buda (III), Ágnes Nemes Nagy (VI), Old Testament - Book of Ruth (VII)

Movements II, III, IV and V written in Hungarian, Movements I, V and VII in English