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Title of the work

Cantata profana ("The Nine Enchanted Stags"), BB 100

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Cantata profana ("A kilenc csodaszarvas"), BB 100
Foreign language / English title
Cantata profana ("The Nine Enchanted Stags"), BB 100
Subtitle
For tenor, baritone, double chorus and orchestra
Year of composition
1930
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
T., Bar., solo - 2 mixed choir - 3 fl. (II, III anche picc.), 3 ob., 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (tmb.picc., gr.c., ptti., tam-tam )- arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
20 min
Movements, parts
1. Molto moderato (attacca)
2. Andante (attacca)
3. Moderato
Text
Folk song(s); BARTÓK, Béla
Language
Hungarian / Romanian / German / English
Premiere information
25 May 1934, London; Trefor Jones (T.), Frank Phillips (Bar.), Wireless Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Aylmer Buesst (cond.)

6 January 1952, Carnegie Hall, New York; William Moonan (T.), Benjamin DeLoache (Bar.), Robert Shaw Chorale, aRCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw (cond.) (US Premiere)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1934, UE10613, UE34300
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31883, 2000 - József Réti, Budapest Chorus, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, János Ferencsik (cond.)
Remarks, other info
After 2 kolindas, Romanian, then Hungarian text by Béla Bartók

German translation by Bence Szabolcsi. English translation by Béla Bartók, D. M. Calvocoressi and Robert Shaw
Transcribed for T., Bar. solo - mixed choir - pf.: Universal Edition © 1934, 10614, (1951: with English text)
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
The Last Recording - Sir Georg Solti Decca
Hungaroton
Hungaroton
Hungaroton