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Title of the work

Four Songs, Op. 8

Composer
Horusitzky Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Négy dal, Op. 8
Foreign language / English title
Four Songs, Op. 8
Year of composition
1938
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
voice, pf.
Duration
8 min
Movements, parts
1. Ha szemem lefogták / When my eyes were closed
2. Vallomás a szerelemről / Confession on love
3. A őszi tücsökhöz / To autumn crickets
4. Arany felhő / Golden clouds
Text
ADY, Endre; BABITS, Mihály; TÓTH, Árpád
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
2 April 1935, Mrs. Jászó (Mov. I) and Vilma Babits (Mov. II)
Publisher / Source
FZH Réf. 9810
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32263, 2005 - Jutta Bokor (S.), Tamás Salgó (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1932 - 1938, revised: 1974

Based on poems by Endre Ady, Mihály Babits and Árpád Tóth