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Die letzten Gesänge

Composer
Székely Endre
Original / Hungarian title
Die letzten Gesänge
Foreign language / English title
Die letzten Gesänge
Subtitle
For soprano solo, flute, french horn, piano and string quartet to poems by Ingeborg Bachmann
Year of composition
1983
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
6
Instrumentation
S. solo - fl., cor. - pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc.
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
1. Landnahme / Honfoglalás
2. Todesfurcht / Halálfélelem
3. Reigen / Körtánc
4. Der Palmzweig bricht / A pálmaág eltört
5. Abglanz / Visszfény
Text
BACHMANN, Ingeborg
Language
German
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest SZ-26
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-12873, 1987 - Adrienne Csengery (S.), Tihamár Elek (fl.), Ferenc Tarjáni (cor.), Nóra Schmidt (pf.), Kodály String Quartet