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Title of the work

Six Songs

Composer
Sugár Rezső
Original / Hungarian title
Hat dal
Foreign language / English title
Six Songs
Subtitle
For soprano and piano
Year of composition
1951
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
S., pf.
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. Tartózkodó kérelem / Shy request (Mihály Csokonai Vitéz)
2. Bú kél velem / Grief wakes with me (Ferenc Kölcsey)
3. Reszket a bokor / The rosebush trembles (Sándor Petőfi)
4. Orgona / Lilac (Árpád Tóth)
5. Arany felhő / Golden cloud (Árpád Tóth)
6. Szépség koldusa / The beggar of beauty (Attila József)
Text
CSOKONAI, Vitéz Mihály; KÖLCSEY, Ferenc; PETŐFI, Sándor; TÓTH, Árpád; JÓZSEF, Attila
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
2 February 1955, Bartók Hall, Budapest; Irén Szecsődi
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest 1958, Z. 2764

Editio Musica Budapest 1971, Z. 6650 (The rosebush trembles)
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 32017, 2000 - Jutta Bokor (Ms.), Endre Hegedűs (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1948 - 1951

Based on the poems by Vitéz Mihály Csokonai, Ferenc Kölcsey, Sándor Petőfi, Árpád Tóth, Attila József