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Orpheus’ Lyre

Composer
Tornyai Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Orpheus’ Lyre
Foreign language / English title
Orpheus’ Lyre
Subtitle
For soprano voice, flute, viola and harp
Year of composition
2024
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
S. - fl. (anche picc.), vla., arpa
Duration
11 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
RILKE, Rainer Maria
Language
German
Premiere information
28 September 2024, Concert "Orpheus in the world", FUGA - Center of Architecture, Budapest; Orpheus Project 4*4: Éva Bodrogi (S.), Anna Rákóczy (fl.), Boglárka Szűcs (vla.), Anastasia Razvalyaeva (arpa)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2024 - Éva Bodrogi (S.), Anna Rákóczy (fl.), Boglárka Szűcs (vla.), Anastasia Razvalyaeva (arpa) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Based on the poem-cycle "Sonnets to Orpheus" by Rainer Maria Rilke