György Ligeti

Igeden földön

Title
Igeden földön
Subtitle
based on texts by Bálint Balassa and folk poetry
Category
Vocal Music
Chor a cappella
Language of this work
(Far from home)
Duration
4:00
Instrumentation
SMsA
Composition year(s)
1945
World premiere
1971-04-17

Stockholm · Radio Chamber Choir · conductor: Eric Ericso,

Movements

I Siralmas nékem (Lament) (Bálint Balassa)
II Egy fekete holló (A dark raven) (Hungarian folk poetry)
III Vissza ne nézz (Once the forest) (Hungarian folk poetry) (canon)
IV Fujdogál a nyári szél (Summer sends a gentle breeze) (Slovakian folk poetry, Hungarian text by Béla Balász) (Engl.: Desmond Clayton)

Extra title
for three-part female choir a capella
Publisher