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Title of the work

Symphony No. 4 (The Chariot of Illés)

Composer
Gyöngyösi Levente
Original / Hungarian title
IV. (Az Illés szekerén) szimfónia
Foreign language / English title
Symphony No. 4 (The Chariot of Illés)
Subtitle
For Soprano Solo, Choir and Orchestra anfter the Songs by Levente Szörényi and János Bródy
Dedication
for Levente Szörényi, for his 70th Birthday
Year of composition
2015
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S. solo - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - 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., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (campli., vibr., trg., ptti., ptto.sosp., tambourine, tmb.picc., raganella, 2 tom-tom, tam-tam, gr.c.) - arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
55 min
Movements, parts
1. Szerelem / Love (Adagio - Allegro molto)
2. Magány / Solitude (Adagio)
3. Utazás / Journey (Allegretto)
4. Hazatérés / Homecoming (Moderato)
Text
BRÓDY, János
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Mária Rosta
Premiere information
18 April 2015, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Polina Pasztircsák (S.), Choir and Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio, Gergely Kesselyák (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Zikkurat Kft. Budapest, 2015
Available here!
Recordings
Recording of the prmeiere (Available on the composers youtube-site)
Remarks, other info
Based on the freely arranged verisonss of songs by the rock group "Illés" (Music by Levente Szörényi, text by János Bródy)