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Poems of the Night

Composer
Karosi Bálint
Original / Hungarian title
Poems of the Night
Foreign language / English title
Poems of the Night
Subtitle
Song-cycle on the poems of Jorge Luis Borges - For soprano (or mezzo soprano) and ensemble
Year of composition
2013
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
5
Instrumentation
S. (or Ms.) - acc., perc. (2 esec. - I: vibr., crot., 4 cmpc., 2 potti.sosp.; II: vibr., marimba, campli., 2 ptti.sosp., 4 gong) - pf.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. El sur / The South
2. La Pesadilla / Nightmare
3. El Patio / Patio
Text
BORGES, Jorge L.
Language
Spanish
Premiere information
4 December 2013, 16th Concert-Cycle of New Hungarian Compositions, Fészek Artists´ Club, Budapest; Katalin Vámos (S.), Zsanett Szatzker (acc.), Zénó Láng (perc.), János Nevelő (perc.), Péter Kiss (pf.), Balázs Horváth (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Available here!
Recordings
Live recording of the premiere, Hungarian Radio (Excerpts available at karosi.org)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2012 - 2013