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Title of the work

Dreams of Spain (Cantata about the expulsion of the Jews from Spain)

Composer
Hajdu André
Original / Hungarian title
Álmok Spanyolországról (Kantáta a zsidók Spanyolországból történt kiűzetéséről)
Foreign language / English title
Dreams of Spain (Cantata about the expulsion of the Jews from Spain)
Subtitle
For tenor and alto voices, narrator, mixed choir, boys´ choir and orchestra
Year of composition
1991
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
T., A., narrator - mixed choir, boys´ choir - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 2 tr. - perc. (2 esec.) - pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
42 min
Movements, parts
1. Prológus / Prologue
2. I. jelenet/ Scene 1.
3. II. jelenet/ Scene 2.
4. III. jelenet/ Scene 3.
Text
HAJDU, André
Language
English / Hungarian
Premiere information
Grant Park Festival, Chicago
Publisher / Source
Israel Music Institute, I.M.I. 7444V
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 31872, 1999 - Tzveta Hristoforo (A.), Vesselin Hristov (T.), Hristo Tchesmedjiev (narrator), Sofia Boys´ Choir, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Nayden Todorov (cond.)