Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Songs of Narcissus and Psyche


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Nárcisz és Psyché dalai
Foreign language / English title
Songs of Narcissus and Psyche
Subtitle
For soprano voice, cello and piano
Year of composition
2006

Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
3
Instrumentation
S. - vlc., pf.
Duration
35 min

Movements, parts
I - II - III - IV

Text
WEÖRES, Sándor
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
2006, Millenaris Theater, Budapest; Borbála Blaskó, Gábor Bora (dance), Orsolya Sáfár (S.), István Várdai (vlc.), Ilona Meskó (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Recordings
Live video recording of the premiere, 2006 - Borbála Blaskó, Gábor Bora (dance), Orsolya Sáfár (S.), István Várdai (vlc.), Ilona Meskó (pf.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Based on parts of the poem by Sándor Weöres