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Title of the work

Penta Essentia - Music from the Land of the Five Geniuses

Composer
Keresztury-Albert Zsolt
Original / Hungarian title
Penta Essentia - Zene az öt géniusz földjéről
Foreign language / English title
Penta Essentia - Music from the Land of the Five Geniuses
Subtitle
For narrator, voice, choir, tárogató, piano and symphony orchestra
Year of composition
2026
Type
Solo voice(s), choir, solo instr. & orch.
Instrumentation
narrator, 2 voice - choir - tárogató - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb., tuba - 4 timp., perc. (4 esec.) - pf., arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vl.a, vlc., cb.
Duration
90 min
Movements, parts
1. DÉL: Délibábos Délvidék
2. NYUGAT: Dunántúli Nap és Hold
3. ÉSZAK: Magyarbődi trilógia
4. ERDÉLY: Kalotaszegi évszakok
5. KELET: Hétköznapok a Pusztában
Text
KERESZTURY-ALBERT, Zsolt
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
15 November 2026, Grand Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; King Saint Stephen Philharmonics, krisztián Safranek (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 2025-2026

Text written by the composer, inspired by Béla Hamvas