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Mohács Requiem

Composer
Tóth Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Mohácsi requiem
Foreign language / English title
Mohács Requiem
Subtitle
For soprano and baritone soli, narrator, mixed choir and orchestra
Dedication
For the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Mohács
Year of composition
2026
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S., Bar. solo - narrator - mixed choir - orchestra
Duration
80 min
Text
liturgical; Folk song(s); Folk prayer(s);
Language
Latin / Hungarian
Premiere information
21 November 2026, "Mohács 500" Memorial Year Concert, Kodály Center, Pécs, Hungary; Eszter Sümegi (S.), Csaba Szegedi (Bar.), János Papp (narrator), Cantemus Choir (choir dir.: Soma Szabó), Pannon Philharmonic Festival Choir (choir dir.: András Vass), Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Gergely Kesselyák (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
In the libretto Latin liturgical texts are combined with folk songs, folk prayers, texts from ancient codices, and seminal poems from Hungarian literature.