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English Songs (Version with Piano)

Composer
Horváth Bálint
Original / Hungarian title
Angol dalok (Zongorás változat)
Foreign language / English title
English Songs (Version with Piano)
Subtitle
For mezzosoprano and piano
Dedication
for Silvia
Year of composition
2009
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms. solo, pf.
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
1. The Lady of Shalott / Shalott úrnője
2. Lean out of the Window, Goldenhair / Hajolj ki az ablakon Aranyhaj
3. Sleep Now, O Sleep Now... / Aludj már, aludj már...
4. Who Is Silvia? / Ó, ki Szilvia?
5. Nightingale / Csalogány
Text
TENNYSON, Lord Alfred; JOYCE, James; SHAKESPEARE, William; COHEN, Leonard;
Language
English
Premiere information
Chamber Ensemble version:
26 April 2009, Concert Hall, Liszt Ferenc Music Academy, Budapest; Ildikó Szakács (Ms.), Péter Földesi (fl.), Péter Szűcs (cl.) Rezső Ott (fg.), Rita Váray (pf.), Dávid Pintér (vl.), Péter Tornyai (vla.), Péter Váray (vlc.), Balázs Horváth (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Aviso Studio of the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy, Budapest (Chamber Ensemble version)(Available on soundclod.com)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2007 - 2009, revised: 2011

Based on the Works of Lord Alfred Tennyson (Mov. I), James Joyce (II, III), William Shakespeare (IV) and Leonard Cohen (V)

Composed orginally for mezzosporano and chamber ensemble

See also:
English Songs (Version with Chamber Ensemble)