Hommage à Rodin (1982)
Encounters with three statues of the masterInstrumentation: for violin and piano
This work is inspired by three of Rodin's statues:
1. L'âge de fer
2. Le penseur
3. Balzac
Duration: 15' 00"
Musikfond
Bratislava
Confessions (1984)
Instrumentation: for female or children's choir
1. To My Grandmother
2. To Little Blanka, Iris and Martha
3. To My Sister
4. To My Father
5. To My Mother
Duration: 6' 00"
Musikfond
Bratislava
Wir gehen in den Zoo (1984)
Instrumentation: for piano
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
Wir gehen in den Zoo (1984)
Instrumentation: for 2 melodic instruments and piano
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Frühlingssonate (1979-1985/08)
Instrumentation: for organ
1. Bäume
2. Blumen
3. Vögel
4. Lob des Frühlings
Duration: 20' 00"
Manuscript
Vivat Summer (1980-1985)
Little SuiteInstrumentation: for Clarinet
Suite consisting of seven miniatures.
Duration: 6' 00"
Musikfond
Bratislava
Ein Spiel (1984-1985)
Instrumentation: for two children's choirs (or one choir in two groups)
This work musicalises an unsemantic nursery rhyme.
Duration: 5' 00"
Musikfond
Bratislava
Musica dolorosa (1985)
Instrumentation: for string orchestra
1. Moderato
2. Reminiscenza. Allegretto giocoso
3. Tranquillo. Sempre con sordino
Duration: 15' 00"
Musikfond
Bratislava
Musica dolorosa (1985)
string quartet1. Moderato
2. Reminiscenza. Allegretto giocoso
3. Tranquillo. Sempre con sordino
Duration: 15' 00"
Musikfond
Bratislava
Poetische Studien (1985)
Instrumentation: for piano trio
Fifteen miniatures: Preludio - Staccato - Legato - Interludio I - Crescendo - Decrescendo - Sotto voce - Interludio II - Tremolo - Flagioletti - Interludio III - Armonia - Unisono - Glissando - Postludio.
Duration: 13' 00"
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Suite de Poche (Pocket Suite) (1986)
Instrumentation: for guitar
A work inspired by the baroque suite and jazz.
Prélude - Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Gavotte - Fuguette - Postlude.
Duration: 7' 00"
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Minifanfare (1986)
Instrumentation: for brass quintet (hn.2tpt.tbn.tba)
Duration: 2' 00"
Astoria-Verlag
Berlin
Canto triste (1986)
Nocturne
Instrumentation: for trombone (violoncello) and piano
Duration: 11' 00"
Manuscript
Concert (1987-1989)
Instrumentation: for violoncello and orchestra (2.2.2.2/4.2.3.1/timp.3perc/str)
Passacaglia - Toccata - Aria.
Duration: 26' 00"
Astoria-Verlag
Berlin
Three Shakespeare Songs (1990)
Instrumentation: for mixed choir or female choir
Texts: William Shakespeare
Fairy Song - Sweet Music's Power - Song Sung in Arden.
Duration: 9' 00"
Tonger Verlag
Köln
Afforismi (1990)
Instrumentation: for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon
This work consists of seven miniatures: Hemingway - Remarque - Schiller - Descartes - Börne - Voltaire - Hemingway/Szeghy.
Duration: 12' 00"
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De profundis (1990)
4 conzoni secondo after the poems by Michelangelo BuonarrotiInstrumentation: for voice (S or Mez) and two melodic instruments (fl, ob, cl. vn, va, vc)
Texts: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Song cycle in four movements: All'amore - All'amico - Al mondo - A Dio.
Duration: 15' 00"
Astoria-Verlag
Berlin
Ciaccona (1991)
Instrumentation: for violin or viola
Virtuoso work inspired by the Ciaccona in d minor by J.S. Bach.
Duration: 11' 00"
Tonger Verlag
Köln
Variations on a German Folksong (1991)
Instrumentation: for horn trio
A virtuoso piece over the folksong 'Grün, grün, grün sind alle meine Kleider'.
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Prelusio e danza (1992)
Instrumentation: for bass clarinet or basset horn
Virtuoso work partly inspired by jazz improvisation.
Duration: 5' 00"
Tonger Verlag
Köln
Midsummer Night's Mystery (1992)
Instrumentation: for two (or four) percussionists
This work is inspired by the midsummer night's rituals.
Fire - Dance - Dawn.
Duration: 12' 00"
Astoria-Verlag
Berlin
Afforismi II (1992)
Instrumentation: for flute, oboe (or English horn) and bass clarinet
This work consists of seven miniatures: Hemingway - Remarque - Schiller - Descartes - Börne - Voltaire - Hemingway/Szeghy.
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Ave Maria (1992)
Instrumentation: for soprano, viola, violoncello and double-bass (or string orchestra without violins)
Duration: 7' 00"
Tonger Verlag
Köln
Perpetuum mobile (1993)
Instrumentation: for piano
for fully or partly prepared piano.
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Psalm (1993)
Instrumentation: for solo voice
Texts: Paul Celan
Musicalisation of Celan's poem 'Psalm' from 'Niemandsrose'.
Duration: 7' 00"
Tonger Verlag
Köln
In Between (1993)
Instrumentation: for oboe and electronic tape
Duration: 8' 30"
Manuscript
Oratio et gratias actio pro sanitate matris meae (1994-1995)
Instrumentation: for four voices (CT2TB) or six voices (S2CTTBarB) or a mixed choir without soprano
Liturgical latin text.
Duration: 7' 00"
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Story (1995)
Instrumentation: for voice (S or Mez) and electronic tape
Duration: 14' 00"
Manuscript
A Day in Manhattan (1996)
Instrumentation: for four guitars
Morning - Afternoon - Evening - Night.
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
Hommage à Heidelberg (1996)
Vocalisms
Instrumentation: for song and chamber orchestra (fl, cl, pf, timp, vn, vc, db)
Duration: 3' 00"
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The Prayer (1998)
Instrumentation: for mixed choir
Latin liturgical text.
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
Secret Love (1999)
Instrumentation: for mixed choir
Texts: Emilia Husarová
Choral cycle in three movements:
1. Narcissus
2. This House
3. Secret Love
Two language versions: English and Slovak.
Duration: 9' 00"
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Psalms 130 (1999)
Instrumentation: for mixed choir and organ
Latin text from the Bible.
Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript
When I Die (1999)
Instrumentation: for voice (MezA poss. S) and percussion instruments
Texts: Imre Szeghy
This piece musicalises a poem written by my father. The speach mutations are English or Hungarian.
Duration: 7' 00"
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Bolero-Blues (2000)
Instrumentation: for piano
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
It-Movements (2001)
Instrumentation: for flute, saxophone, viola, guitar and percussion
1. Laying It Down
2. Taking It up
3. Moving It Around
Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
Canticum (2002)
Instrumentation: for accordion
Virtouso piece. Variations over a kind of choral theme.
Duration: 8' 30"
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Homewards (1997/03)
Instrumentation: for large orchestra (3.3.3.3/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc/cel.hp/hp)
Dedicated to the memory of my father.
Duration: 16' 00"
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Tableaux d'un parc (1999/03)
Instrumentation: for chamber ensemble (1.1.1.1 - 0.0.0.0 - perc, pf - 1.1.1.1) or orchestra (with choral strings)
Inspired by Mussorgskij's 'Bildern einer Ausstellung'. Instead of the pictures it is the trees of a park.
Movements: Promenade - Betula - Quercus - Promenade - Salix - Nymphaea - Promenade - Pinus - Sequoia.
Duration: 25' 00"
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Vielleicht, dass uns etwas aufginge (2002-2003)
Instrumentation: for soprano and strings (min. 2-2-2-2-1)
Texts: Klaus Merz
Five short poems.
Duration: 15' 00"
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Anrufung des Grossen Bären (2003)
Instrumentation: for soprano, flute and piano
Texts: Ingeborg Bachmann
This three-movement piece is a musicalisation of the poems 'Reklame' and 'Anrufung des Grossen Bären' by Ingeborg Bachmann.
Duration: 15' 00"
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Ad Parnassum (2004-2005)
After pictures by Paul Klee
Instrumentation: for strings (min.: 4.3.2.2.1)
Cycle for string orchestra in 9 movements.
Duration: 20' 00"
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Slowakischer Tanz (2005)
Instrumentation: for violin solo
Short, virtuoso piece with folk inspiration.
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Hesse-Splitter (2006)
Instrumentation: for soprano (tenor) and piano
Texts: Hermann Hesse
Cycle of 16 miniatures after fragments from Hesse's letters, essays and poetry.
Duration: 20' 00"
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Streichtrio "Goldberg" (2006-2007)
Movements (attacca)
1. Introduzione. Cadenza I
2. Arietta. Cadenza II
3. Agitato. Cadenza III
4. Variazioni
Duration: 25' 00"
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Liebeserklärungen (1989)
Instrumentation: for female choir or children's choir
Vocalisations.
Duration: 7' 00"
Hudobný fond - Music Fund Slovakia
Afforismi III (1992)
Instrumentation: for flute, oboe (ca) and bassoon
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Slowakischer Tanz (2007)
Instrumentation: for violoncello solo
Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript
Choral (2008)
Instrumentation: for 2 pianos
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Afforismi IV (2009)
Instrumentation: for flute, sax and bass clarinet
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Christmas Carol (2009)
Instrumentation: for organ
Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript
Neniae (2010)
Instrumentation: for wind quintet (fl, ob, cl, hn, bn) and theramin
Duration: 16' 00"
Manuscript
3 Appenzeller Lieder (2010)
Instrumentation: for voice and piano
Duration: 7' 00"
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Meadow Song (2011)
Instrumentation: for 2 sopranos or soprano and 1 melodic instrument
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Menschheit (2011)
Instrumentation: for soprano, double choir and orchestra
Texts: Georg Trakl, Altes Testament
Duration: 17' 00"
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Folclorico (2011)
Instrumentation: for clarinet and accordion (piano)
Duration: 7' 00"
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Mirabilia Musicae (2012)
Instrumentation: for female choir or vocal ensemble (8 voices)
Texts: Heinrich Heine
Duration: 11' 00"
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Meyer, Thomas: Dass uns etwas aufginge. Ein Porträt der Komponistin Iris Szeghy, in:
clingKlong 54 (2006), S. 2-9
Flückiger, Esther: Im Osten geprägt vom Westen, im Westen geprägt vom Osten, in:
Viva Voce (2005), S. 16-21
Flückiger, Esther: Iris Szeghy-An Interview with the Composer, in:
Journal of the IAWM 2 (2005), S. 20-22
Flückiger, Esther: Iris Szeghy - Fra est e ovest, in:
cling Klong 51 (2004), S. 40-45
Kmitová, Jana: To the Compositions of Iris Szeghy in the 1990s, in: Slovenská hudva 1 (2002), S. 63-84