Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

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Magnificat

Composer
Vajda János
Original / Hungarian title
Magnificat
Foreign language / English title
Magnificat
Subtitle
Oratorio for mezzo soprano solo, mixed choir and symphony orchestra
Year of composition
1991
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
Ms. solo - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - orchestra
Duration
25 min
Movements, parts
1. Magnificat
2. Quia respexit
3. Quia fecit
4. Et misericordia
5. Fecit potentiam
6. Esurientes
7. Suscepit Israel
Text
liturgical
Language
Latin
Premiere information
1992
Publisher / Source
Porfiri & Horváth Publishers (former Edition Music Contact), PHP 598200 (Instrumental parts)
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32551, 2008 - Andrea Meláth (Ms.), Krisztina Molnár (fl.), Etelka Sepsi (fl.), Dániel Somogyi-Tóth (org.), Budapest Academic Choral Society, Budapest Youth Choir, Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, Gábor Hollerung (cond.)