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Title of the work

Vier Capriccios Op. 9 / Four Capriccios Op. 9

Composer
Kurtág György
Original / Hungarian title
Négy capriccio Op. 9
Foreign language / English title
Vier Capriccios Op. 9 / Four Capriccios Op. 9
Subtitle
To poems by István Bálint, for soprano and chamber ensemble
Dedication
to András Mihály
Year of composition
1971
Type
Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra
Number of players
15
Instrumentation
S. solo - fl. (anche picc.), ob., cl., fg. - cor. - perc. (1 esec.) - cimb., arpa, pf. (anche cel.) - strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
11 min
Movements, parts
1. Paris I, Musée de Cluny: La Dame à la Licorne
2. Paris II, Tour Saint Jacques
3. Nyelvlecke / Language lesson
4. Ars poetica
Text
BÁLINT, István
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
13 October 1971, Budapest; Erika Sziklai (S.), Budapest Chamber Ensemble, András Mihály (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition A.G. WIen © 1996; UE31264 (score), UE30393 (piano reduction - edited by György Bácskai)
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 1959, 1970-71; revised: 1993, 1996-97; most recent revision: 1999