Levente Gyöngyösi (born 1975,

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

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) is a Romanian-born Hungarian composer. He moved to Hungary in 1989, when he was 14.

Works, editions and recordings

* Opera ''A gólyakalifa'' (The Stork Caliph) after the novel of

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, May 2005. * ''Assumpta est Maria'' for mixed choirs * ''Két keserû népdal'' ("two bitter folksongs") for mixed choir * ''

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'' for soprano solo, female choir and two instruments * ''Vanitatum vanitas'' for female chorus (2001) * ''Missa Lux et Origo'' for female choirs (2004) * ''Verkündigung'' ("Annunciation"), symphonic cycle in five movements (2003) * oratorio ''Canticle of the Sun,'' Budapest Spring Festival (2004) * ''Te lucis ante terminum'' * ''Confitemini Domino'' for female choirs * ''Dixit in corde suo'' for mixed choir and drum (2012) * Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra. Composed for, premiered, and recorded by Peter Verhoyen (2022) * He also wrote 4 symphonies – the 3rd Symphony with soprano solo is named ''Birth''; the 4th Symphony is named ''Az Illés szekerén'' ("On Elijah's Chariot", after a poem by

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) – and a Sinfonia Concertante for percussion group and orchestra.

References

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