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Title of the work

Three Sonnets by Shakespeare, Op. 19

Composer
Horusitzky Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Három Shakespeare-szonett, Op. 19
Foreign language / English title
Three Sonnets by Shakespeare, Op. 19
Subtitle
For soprano voice and piano
Dedication
To Anna Báthy
Year of composition
1953
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
S., pf.
Duration
9 min
Movements, parts
1. Az vagy nékem / So are you to my thoughts
2. Csak addig gyászolj / No longer mourn for me
3. Nézd életem oly évszak / That time of year...
Text
SHAKESPEARE, William
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
25 October 1953, Music Week, Budapest; Anna Báthy (S.), István Hajdú (pf.) (Mov. I, II)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1958, Z. 2765
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31670, 1997 - Margit László (S.), Zoltán Horusitzky (pf.)
Hungaroton HCD-32017, 2000 - Jutta Bokor (S.), Endre Hegedűs (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Sonnets LXXV, LXXI and LXXIII by William Shakespeare

Hungarian translations by Lőrinc Szabó