The 1st work is an opera, the 2nd a folksong setting for unacc. male chorus. Libretto of the 1st work by Béla Paulini and Zsolt Harsányi; words of the 4th work a free translation of Psalm 55 by Mihály Kecskeméti Vég. London Symphony Orchestra; István Kertész, conductor (1st and 3rd-4th works); Peter Ustinov, narrator; Margit László, soprano; Olga Szőnyi, mezzo-soprano; Erzsébet Komlóssy, alto; László Palócz, György Melis, Zsolt Bende, baritones; John Leach, cimbalom; Edinburgh Festival Chorus; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (1st work); Chorus of the London Symphony Orchestra; Arthur Oldham, conductor (2nd work); Lajos Kozma, tenor; Brighton Festival Chorus; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (4th work). Recorded in London in 1968 (1st work) and 1970 (2nd-4th works). Previously released material (p1969, p1971). Compact discs. Durations: 100:00; 2:56; 26:41; 23:04. Booklet with program notes in English (6 pages) inserted in container.
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