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Title of the work

Enfant, si j´étais roi (S.283)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Enfant, si j´étais roi (S.283)
Foreign language / English title
Enfant, si j´étais roi (S.283)
Year of composition
1844
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
S. or T., pf.
Duration
3 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
HUGO, Victor
Language
French / German
Publisher / Source
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin © 1844
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin © 1859 (Revised version)
Edition C.F.Kahnt Nachfolger, Leipzig 1908, Plate 3838b
Available here!
Recordings
Deutsche Grammophon CD 435440, 1992 - Kathleen Battle (S.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1844, revised: 1849 for Tenor and Piano

Based on the Poem by Victor Hugo

German translation by Peter Cornelius