Lajtha László

LIST OF WORKS · MŰVEK

Stage works · Színpadi művek

LYSISTRATA Op. 19 (1933)

Ballet en un acte · Ballet in one act

to the libretto by László Lajtha and Lajos Áprily after Aristophanes

Setting: 2222 (cfg.) 0221, perc., cel., arpa, archi

Duration: 46' [according to Édition Leduc]

WP: 25 February 1937, Hungarian State Opera, Budapest

Lysistrata: Piroska Tutsek, Myrrhene: Bella Bordy, Kinesias: Gyula
Harangozó, Athenian girl: Ilona Vera, Athenian combatant: Ferenc

Kőszeghy, Spartan girl: Melinda Ottrubay, Lampitro: Irén Mátray,

First Spartan young man: Rezső Brada, Second Spartan young man:

Zoltán Sallay, A faun: Károly Zsedényi. Scene and Costume: Zoltán

Fülöp, Choreography: Rezső Brada, Dir. by Gusztáv Oláh, Cond. by

János Ferencsik

Unpublished (© Alphonse Leduc)

Note: There is a reduction for 2 pianos.

LE BOSQUET DES QUATRE DIEUX Op. 38 (1943)

[A NÉGY ISTEN LIGETE]

Ballet en un acte · Ballet in one act

to the libretto by József Révay

I.
Entrée en rondo. Vivacev

II.
Marche sévére et variations plaisantes. Allegro maestoso

III.
Valses nobles et sentimentales

IV.
Premier Finale. Allegro

V.
La ritournelle. Allegretto

VI.
Le chant de la nuit. Molto quieto

VII.
Lazzi. Prestissimo

VIII.
Intermezzo. Moderato

IX.
Second Finale

Setting: 3 fl., 3 ob., c. ing., 3 cl., sax. a., sax. t., 3 fg., cfg., 4 cor., cornetto pistone,

2 tr., 3 trb., tuba, arpa, perc., cel., archi

WP: 24 January 2013, Palace of Arts, Budapest
National Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. by István Dénes
With: András M. Kecskés, Rita Góbi, Kristóf Samu (pantomime/dance)
Directed by Judit Galgóczy

Unpublished (© Ildikó Lajtha)

Note: There is a version for piano four hands.

CAPRICCIO Op. 39 (1944)

Farce dansée en un acte

[CAPRICCIO]

[Puppentheater. Balett in einem Akt]

[CAPRICCIO]

[Bábszínház. Balett egy felvonásban]

Ballet in one act

to the libretto by László Lajtha (and probably by Kálmán Csathó)

I.
Ouverture. Presto molto

II.
Complainte et Arlequin consolateur · Panasz és Arlequin, mint vigasztaló. Andantino

III.
Marche goguenarde · Csúfolódó induló

IV.
Isabelle. Molto con moto

V.
La marche du Capitain · A kapitány indulója

VI.
La Serenade de Mezzetin · Mezzetin szerenádja. Allegretto

VII.
Menuet et Musette · La leçon d’amour · Szerelmi lecke

VIII.
Toccata

IX.
Rondeau et couplets. Allegro

X.
Romance. Andantino

XI.
Scherzo. Vivace

XII.
Marche plutôt gracieuse pour un empereur de la lune · Kecses induló a “hold-császár” tiszteletére

XIII.
Les Regrets · A megbánás. Andantino

XIV.
Finale. Vivace

Setting: 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg., 2 cor., cornetto pistone, tr., 2 trb., tuba, perc., arpa, archi

Duration: 76:00 [based on Marco Polo 8.223668]

WP: (Concert version) 2 Apr 1963, Budapest
Cond. by János Ferencsik (only movements no. 1, 2, 3, 10, 14)
(Staged version, with the title: Lajtha) 19 Apr 2017, Pesti Vigadó, Budapest
Cond. by Gergely Ménesi, Choreography: Dóra Barta

Unpublished (© Ildikó Lajtha)

CD: Marco Polo 8.223668 (May 1994)

Pécs Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Nicolás Pasquet
Total time = 76:00 (= 6:27+6:20+3:29+6:18+4:14+3:42+7:45+5:43+8:23+5:19+4:26+4:51+3:25+5:25)

Radio: Hungarian Radio, 23 Oct 1987

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Antal Jancsovics
Total time = 73:50 (= 7:00+5:40+3:50+6:15+4:20+2:15+6:30+5:50+8:25+4:05+4:20+5:20+3:20+6:20)

Note: There is a version for piano four hands.

The following Suites for orchestra have been compiled from CAPRICCIO :

SUITE I.

I.
= I. Ouverture

II.
= II. Arlequin

III.
= V. Marche du Capitain

IV.
= XIII. Regrets

V.
= XIV. Finale

SUITE II.

I.

= IX. Rondeau

II.
= X. Romance

III.
= XII. Marche

IV.
= VI. Sérénade

V.
= VIII. Toccata

SUITE III.

I.
= III. Marche goguenarde

II.
= IV. Isabelle

III.
= VII. Menuet et Musette

IV.
= XI. Scherzo

V.
= XIV. Finale

LE CHAPEAU BLEU Op. 51 (1948–50)

Opera-bouffe en deux actes

[A KÉK KALAP]

[Vígopera két felvonásban]

Opéra buffa in two acts

to the libretto by Salvador de Madariaga (original French version), Frigyes Róna

and László Dalos (Hungarian translation)

Note: The orchestration was completed by Ferenc Farkas

Setting:
Soli: 2 S., 1 Ms., 1 A., 3 T., 2 Bar., 2 B.

Orchestra: 2 fl., picc., 2 ob., c. ing., 2 cl., cl. b., 2 fg., cfg., 4 cor., 2 tr.,

cornetto pistone, 3 trb., tuba., perc., cel., 2 arpe, archi

Duration: 105' [according to the composer]

123:00 [based on the the Radio recording]

WP: (Concert version) 30 June 1990, Hungarian Radio, Budapest

Cond. by György Selmeczi (for the details see the Radio recording)
(Staged version) 26 February 1998, Kolozsvár (Cluj, Romania)

Cond. by György Selmeczi, dir. by József Katona Zs.

Unpublished (© Ildikó Lajtha)

Radio: Hungarian Radio, 15 December 1989

Le Docteur: János Tóth–Bar, Le Notaire: Tamás Szüle–B, Cassandre:

Attila Fülöp–T, Coraline: Éva Pánczél–CA, Violette: Jutta Bokor–Ms,

Sylvie: Mária Ardó–S, L’Épaulette: János Martin–Bar, Lélio: János

Bándi–T, Florinette: Ingrid Kertesi–S, Léandre: József Hormai–T,

Scapin: György Bordás–B. Budapest Symphony Orchestra, cond. by

György Selmeczi

Setting:	2222 (cfg.) 0221, perc., cel., arpa, archi
Duration:	46' [according to Édition Leduc]
WP:	25 February 1937, Hungarian State Opera, Budapest
	Lysistrata: Piroska Tutsek, Myrrhene: Bella Bordy, Kinesias: Gyula Harangozó, Athenian girl: Ilona Vera, Athenian combatant: Ferenc Kőszeghy, Spartan girl: Melinda Ottrubay, Lampitro: Irén Mátray, First Spartan young man: Rezső Brada, Second Spartan young man: Zoltán Sallay, A faun: Károly Zsedényi. Scene and Costume: Zoltán Fülöp, Choreography: Rezső Brada, Dir. by Gusztáv Oláh, Cond. by János Ferencsik
Unpublished	(© Alphonse Leduc)
Note:	There is a reduction for 2 pianos.

I.	Entrée en rondo. Vivacev
II.	Marche sévére et variations plaisantes. Allegro maestoso
III.	Valses nobles et sentimentales
IV.	Premier Finale. Allegro
V.	La ritournelle. Allegretto
VI.	Le chant de la nuit. Molto quieto
VII.	Lazzi. Prestissimo
VIII.	Intermezzo. Moderato
IX.	Second Finale
Setting:	3 fl., 3 ob., c. ing., 3 cl., sax. a., sax. t., 3 fg., cfg., 4 cor., cornetto pistone,
	2 tr., 3 trb., tuba, arpa, perc., cel., archi
WP:	24 January 2013, Palace of Arts, Budapest National Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. by István Dénes With: András M. Kecskés, Rita Góbi, Kristóf Samu (pantomime/dance) Directed by Judit Galgóczy
Unpublished	(© Ildikó Lajtha)
Note:	There is a version for piano four hands.

I.	Ouverture. Presto molto
II.	Complainte et Arlequin consolateur · Panasz és Arlequin, mint vigasztaló. Andantino
III.	Marche goguenarde · Csúfolódó induló
IV.	Isabelle. Molto con moto
V.	La marche du Capitain · A kapitány indulója
VI.	La Serenade de Mezzetin · Mezzetin szerenádja. Allegretto
VII.	Menuet et Musette · La leçon d’amour · Szerelmi lecke
VIII.	Toccata
IX.	Rondeau et couplets. Allegro
X.	Romance. Andantino
XI.	Scherzo. Vivace
XII.	Marche plutôt gracieuse pour un empereur de la lune · Kecses induló a “hold-császár” tiszteletére
XIII.	Les Regrets · A megbánás. Andantino
XIV.	Finale. Vivace
Setting:	2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg., 2 cor., cornetto pistone, tr., 2 trb., tuba, perc., arpa, archi
Duration:	76:00 [based on Marco Polo 8.223668]
WP:	(Concert version) 2 Apr 1963, Budapest Cond. by János Ferencsik (only movements no. 1, 2, 3, 10, 14) (Staged version, with the title: Lajtha) 19 Apr 2017, Pesti Vigadó, Budapest Cond. by Gergely Ménesi, Choreography: Dóra Barta
Unpublished	(© Ildikó Lajtha)
CD:	Marco Polo 8.223668 (May 1994)
	Pécs Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Nicolás Pasquet Total time = 76:00 (= 6:27+6:20+3:29+6:18+4:14+3:42+7:45+5:43+8:23+5:19+4:26+4:51+3:25+5:25)
Radio:	Hungarian Radio, 23 Oct 1987
	Budapest Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Antal Jancsovics Total time = 73:50 (= 7:00+5:40+3:50+6:15+4:20+2:15+6:30+5:50+8:25+4:05+4:20+5:20+3:20+6:20)
Note:	There is a version for piano four hands.

I.	= I. Ouverture
II.	= II. Arlequin
III.	= V. Marche du Capitain
IV.	= XIII. Regrets
V.	= XIV. Finale

I.	= IX. Rondeau
II.	= X. Romance
III.	= XII. Marche
IV.	= VI. Sérénade
V.	= VIII. Toccata

I.	= III. Marche goguenarde
II.	= IV. Isabelle
III.	= VII. Menuet et Musette
IV.	= XI. Scherzo
V.	= XIV. Finale

Note:	The orchestration was completed by Ferenc Farkas
Setting:	Soli: 2 S., 1 Ms., 1 A., 3 T., 2 Bar., 2 B.
	Orchestra: 2 fl., picc., 2 ob., c. ing., 2 cl., cl. b., 2 fg., cfg., 4 cor., 2 tr., cornetto pistone, 3 trb., tuba., perc., cel., 2 arpe, archi
Duration:	105' [according to the composer]
	123:00 [based on the the Radio recording]
WP:	(Concert version) 30 June 1990, Hungarian Radio, Budapest
	Cond. by György Selmeczi (for the details see the Radio recording) (Staged version) 26 February 1998, Kolozsvár (Cluj, Romania) Cond. by György Selmeczi, dir. by József Katona Zs.
Unpublished	(© Ildikó Lajtha)
Radio:	Hungarian Radio, 15 December 1989
	Le Docteur: János Tóth–Bar, Le Notaire: Tamás Szüle–B, Cassandre: Attila Fülöp–T, Coraline: Éva Pánczél–CA, Violette: Jutta Bokor–Ms, Sylvie: Mária Ardó–S, L’Épaulette: János Martin–Bar, Lélio: János Bándi–T, Florinette: Ingrid Kertesi–S, Léandre: József Hormai–T, Scapin: György Bordás–B. Budapest Symphony Orchestra, cond. by György Selmeczi