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Title of the work

The Thief of Bagdad - Suite

Composer
Rózsa Miklós
Original / Hungarian title
A bagdadi tolvaj - Szvit
Foreign language / English title
The Thief of Bagdad - Suite
Year of composition
1940
Type
Orchestral work
Instrumentation
2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb. - timp., perc. - arpa, pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. Overture / Nyitány
2. Cortège / Díszkíséret
3. The Love of the Princess / A hercegnő szerelme
4. The Sultan´s Toys / A szultán játékai
5. The Silvermaid’s Dance / A ezüstlány tánca
6. The Market at Basra / A basrai piac
Premiere information
5 December 1940, New York (Premiere of the Movie "The Thief of Bagdad")
Publisher / Source
Broude Brothers Limited (Study score, parts rental only)
Available here!
Recordings
Chandos Movies CHAN 10806, 2014 - BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 1. Overture
2 4. The Sultan´s Toys
Remarks, other info
Suite from the music of the 1940 Movie "The Thief of Bagdad"