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The Unyielding Tin Soldier

Composer
Lendvay Kamilló
Original / Hungarian title
A rendíthetetlen ólomkatona
Foreign language / English title
The Unyielding Tin Soldier
Subtitle
Symphonic Suite on a Tale by Andersen, with Narrator
Year of composition
1961
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
narrator - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob. (II c.ing.), 2 cl. (II cl.b.), 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (2 esec.) - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 6 vlc., 5 cb.
Duration
20 min
Text
ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Budapest Symphony Orchestra, János Sándor (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
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Recordings
Hungarian Radio