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Title of the work

Es war ein König in Thule (S.278) / There Reigned a King Once in Thule (S.278)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Es war ein König in Thule (S.278) / A thulei király (S.278)
Foreign language / English title
Es war ein König in Thule (S.278) / There Reigned a King Once in Thule (S.278)
Year of composition
1842
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
voice, pf.
Duration
4 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang
Language
German / English / Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin 1843
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin 1856 (Revised version)
Edition Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig © 1921, F.L. VII 34 (Revised version)
Editio Musica Budapest © 1999, Z.14204 (Revised version)
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Recordings
EMI Classics CD 69089959, 2007 - Brigitte Fassbaender (Ms.), Irwin Gage (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1842, revised: 1856 (For Mezzo-soprano and Piano)

Based on the Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Hungarian translation by Tibor Füzesséry