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Title of the work

St. Peter and the Mercenaries

Composer
Vajda János
Original / Hungarian title
Szent Péter meg a zsoldosok
Foreign language / English title
St. Peter and the Mercenaries
Subtitle
For tenor and bariton soli, male choir and orchestra
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
T., Bar. soli - male choir - orchestra
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
SACHS, Hans; MANN, Lajos
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
15 April 2007, Concert "Sparkling Cliches", Grand Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Csaba Grünfelder (T.), Csaba Gerzsenyi (Bar.), Honvéd Ensemble Male Choir, Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, Gábor Hollerung (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32551, 2008 - Csaba Grünfelder (T.), Csaba Gerzsenyi (Bar.), Honvéd Ensemble Male Choir, Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, Gábor Hollerung (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Based on the poem by Hans Sachs

Libretto and Hungarian translation by Lajos Mann