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Title of the work

Hälfte des Lebens

Composer
Tornyai Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Hälfte des Lebens
Foreign language / English title
Hälfte des Lebens
Dedication
to the 50 Year Old B.A. and G.CS.
Year of composition
2010
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
13
Instrumentation
S., vl. - perc. (6 esec. - 2 marimba, vibr.) - cemb., 2 pf. (5 esec.)
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII - IX - X - XI - XII - XIII - XIV
Text
HÖLDERLIN, Friedrich
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
18 April 2010, Great Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Éva Bodrogi (voice), Eszter Krulik (vl.) Chamber Ensemble, Péter Tornyai (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Based on the poem by Friedrich Hölderlin

Hungarian translation by Sándor Kányádi, György Rónay, Gábor Hajnal, Dezső Keresztury, Dezső Kosztolányi, Lőrinc Szabó, István Bernáth, Géza Képes, Dezső Tandori, László Lator, Gyula Illyés, Gábor Görgey