Which song written by the Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress in 1933 was marketed as 'Hungarian suicide song' as it was mistakenly believed to have inspired hundreds of suicides?
"perhaps best represented by her 1992 album, ""The Singer"", on which she covered Willie Dixon, Roy Acuff, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins, as well as ""Gloomy Sunday"", a song written by Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress in 1933 and translated into English by Desmond Carter. In 1993, Galás released ""Judgement Day"", a video of her performances, and ""Vena Cava"", a live album, recorded at The Kitchen in 1992. In 1994, Galás collaborated with Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, a longtime admirer of the singer. The resulting record, ""The Sporting Life"", was released the same year. She was also featured"
"was composed by Rezső Seress while living in Paris, in an attempt to become established as a songwriter in late 1932. The original musical composition was a piano melody in C-minor, with the lyrics being sung over it. Seress wrote the song at the time of the Great Depression and increasing fascist influence in the writer's native Hungary, although sources differ as to the degree to which his song was motivated by personal melancholy rather than concerns about the future of the world. The basis of Seress's lyrics is a reproach to the injustices of man, with a prayer to"
"Rezső Seress Rezső Seress (Hungarian: ; 3 November 1889 – 11 January 1968) was a Hungarian pianist and composer. Some sources give his birth name as Rudolf (""Rudi"") Spitzer. Rezső Seress lived most of his life in poverty in Budapest, from where, being Jewish, he was taken to a labor camp by the Nazis during the Second World War. He survived the camp and after employment in the theatre and the circus, where he was a trapeze artist, he concentrated on songwriting and singing after an injury. Seress taught himself to play the piano with only one hand. He composed"
"song. However, most of these claims are unsubstantiated. Press reports in the 1930s associated at least 19 suicides, both in Hungary and the United States, with ""Gloomy Sunday"", but most of the deaths supposedly linked to it are difficult to verify. The urban legend appears to be, for the most part, simply an embellishment of the high number of Hungarian suicides that occurred in the decade when the song was composed due to other factors such as famine and poverty, as well as the rise of Nazi Germany's influence in Europe. No studies have drawn a clear link between the"
"sees that the boy bears the stigmata. He does not realise that the boy is actually the Christ Child and is furious that somebody has wounded him. Shortly afterwards, the happy giant dies. That same afternoon, his body is found lying under the tree, covered in blossoms. English singer and composer Liza Lehmann wrote the recitation ""The Selfish Giant"" in 1911. English light music composer Eric Coates wrote the orchestral Phantasy ""The Selfish Giant"" in 1925. In 1933–1934, violinist-composer Jenő Hubay adapted the story into a Hungarian language opera, ""Az önző óriás"" (Der selbstsüchtige Riese), Op. 124. The libretto was"
"in the country. His success was further established through his creation of covers for Italian pop songs like Sergio Endrigo's ""L' arca di Noe"" which became ""Kósza szél"". Trying to gain international fame, Szécsi also produced an album released in Germany under the name ""Paul Moro"", but it was unsuccessful. Szécsi's growing domestic popularity was increasingly harder to bear for the mentally fragile singer, and this coupled with severe alcoholism and several failures in private life - including the suicide of one of his loves, actress Edit Domján - led to Szécsi becoming more and more closed off from the"
"Juhász and Lajos Kassák. The next year József joined the illegal Communist Party of Hungary (KMP). ""Döntsd a tőkét"" (Blow down the block/capital) (1931) was confiscated by the public prosecutor and in 1931 József's essay Literature and Socialism (""Irodalom és szocializmus"") led to indictment. However, in 1934, he was excluded from Hungarian Communist Party due to an unknown reason. ""Külvárosi éj"" (Night in the outskirts), a mature collection of poems appeared in 1932. His most famous love poem, ""Óda"" (Ode), from 1933 took the reader for a journey around and inside the body of the beloved woman. József's last two"
"the Hungarian influences apparent in the music score. Many of his earlier works also bore many similar themes, such as the polka Éljen a Magyar! (""Long live the Hungarians!""), Op. 332. Originally, Strauss and Schnitzer intended the operetta as an opera but further revisions were made and the idea of a comic opera was conceived. Strauss's work on the operetta was interrupted in autumn 1883 due to nicotine poisoning and fainting fits and he was to recuperate in Franzensbad. Strauss work on the act 3 of the work was also interrupted when his third wife, Adele Strauss, was taken ill"
"song was first recorded in Hungarian by Pál Kalmár in 1935. ""Gloomy Sunday"" was first recorded in English by Hal Kemp in 1936, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis, and was recorded the same year by Paul Robeson, with lyrics by Desmond Carter. It became well-known throughout much of the English-speaking world after the release of a version by Billie Holiday in 1941. Lewis's lyrics referred to suicide, and the record label described it as the ""Hungarian Suicide Song"". There is a recurring urban legend which claims that many people have committed suicide while listening to this song. The song"
"of Communism. Mary came out as bisexual in 2008. She committed suicide on Christmas Eve, 2011, aged 64. According to Magyar Távirati Iroda (MTI) her body was found the next day, 25 December 2011. Her suicide was confirmed by her second husband, György Klapka. December 26., 2011 - ""Elszálltaka az évek"" (CD Single) (""Vanished over the years"") It's as if this song would have been written to say goodbye. The refrain: """"Flew off over the years"" ""They do not hurt the silence"" ""The tranquility locking arms"" ""So rock out"""" Zsuzsi Mary Zsuzsa Mary also known as Zsuzsi Mary (13 October"
"lined up along the banks of the Danube and machine-gunned into the river by Hungarian Nazis, members of the Arrow Cross Party. The Shoes on the Danube Promenade honors the memory of those who were murdered in this fashion. He was a student of Géza Boross and his talent was discovered by Dezső Gyárfás and Antal Nyáray. He had his first major successes at the Intim Kabaré as a soloist, and later performed frequently in other cabarets including the Budapest Operetta Theatre and . Although he made many recordings, he became most famous as a singer of popular music on"
"Horn, Leopold Kramer and others. Today the Rákóczi March is mostly played at state and military celebrations. Rákóczi March The ""Rákóczi March"" (Hungarian: ""Rákóczi-induló""), sometimes known as the ""Hungarian March"" was the unofficial state anthem of Hungary before Ferenc Kölcsey wrote the Himnusz which is today the official national anthem of Hungary. The first version of this march-song was probably created around 1730 by one or more anonymous composers, although tradition says that it was the favourite march of Francis Rákóczi II. That early version, the Rákóczi-nóta (Rákóczi Song), was a lament complaining about the misfortune of the Magyars and"
"at the Kispipa restaurant in his home town. This restaurant had a pipe stove at the centre of its dining room, and was remarkably cold for a restaurant. The place was a favourite of prostitutes, musicians, Bohemian spirits and the Jewish working class. As his fame began to wane, along with his loyalty to the communist party, Seress plunged into depression. Though he himself survived the Nazi forced labour in the Ukraine, his mother didn't- which increased his gloom. Seress committed suicide in Budapest in January 1968; he survived jumping out of a window, but later in the hospital choked"
"God to have mercy on the modern world and the people who perpetrate evil. There are some suggestions that the words of """"Vége a világnak"""" were in fact not written until World War II itself and not copyrighted until 1946. Seress initially had difficulty finding a publisher, mainly due to the unusually melancholy nature of the song. One potential publisher stated: The song was published as sheet music in late 1933, with lyrics by poet László Jávor, who was inspired by a recent break-up with his fiancée. According to most sources, Jávor rewrote the lyrics after the song's first publication,"
"Rákóczi March The ""Rákóczi March"" (Hungarian: ""Rákóczi-induló""), sometimes known as the ""Hungarian March"" was the unofficial state anthem of Hungary before Ferenc Kölcsey wrote the Himnusz which is today the official national anthem of Hungary. The first version of this march-song was probably created around 1730 by one or more anonymous composers, although tradition says that it was the favourite march of Francis Rákóczi II. That early version, the Rákóczi-nóta (Rákóczi Song), was a lament complaining about the misfortune of the Magyars and the Habsburg oppression. The song called back Francis Rákóczi II to save his people. It was very"
"Hungarian charts for 8 months. His notable songs include ""Hogyan Tudnék Élni Nélküled?"", ""Szerelemvonat"", ""Honfoglalás"", ""Jégszív"", ""Ne sírj"", ""Féktelen Éj"" and many more. In 1980 former Illés and Fongráf singer-songwriter János Bródy's first solo album was released entitled ""Hungarian Blues"". Later he started writing lyrics for Zsuzsa Koncz and for the musical ""István, a király"". In 1981 Klári Balázs's first studio album was released. She became popular as the singer of the bands Periszkóp and Skála. Later she married György Korda, who was also a popular singer at that time, and released several albums with her husband. In 1983 the"
"Thou dost know, Flourished and did prosper well.</poem> !colspan=""4"" bgcolor=""#2E8B57""|Third stanza Himnusz ""Himnusz"" (; ) is the national anthem of Hungary. It was adopted in the 19th century and the first stanza is sung at official ceremonies. The words were written by Ferenc Kölcsey, a nationally renowned poet, in 1823, and its currently official musical setting was composed by the romantic composer Ferenc Erkel in 1844, although other less-known musical versions exist. The poem bore the subtitle """"A magyar nép zivataros századaiból"""" (""From the stormy centuries of the Hungarian people""); it is often argued that this subtitle – by emphasising"
"was sentenced to four years in prison. Szűcs did not ask for mercy, and, despite interventions by Ferenc Puskás and Ferenc Szusza, he was executed. Kovács was released from prison in 1954, and at first she worked as an administrator, then resumed her singing career. She toured with Lehel Németh and the Holéczy music group. Her first major success was with the song ""Régi óra halkan jár"" (""The Old Clock Ticks Softly"") in 1957, but she already had a platinum record in 1955, with two and a half million of her records sold. In 1964, her record company dropped her,"
"popular in the 18th century but in the 19th century the more refined Rákóczi March became prevalent. The Rákóczi-nóta was one of the most interesting pieces of Kuruc poetry. It soon became a folksong with more than 20 versions and was sung even after the 1848 revolution. It gave inspiration to the poets Sándor Petőfi, Ferenc Kölcsey and Kálmán Thaly. The ""Rákóczi March"" was played by Gypsy violinist János Bihari between 1809-20. Hector Berlioz included the music in his composition ""La Damnation de Faust"" in 1846, and Franz Liszt wrote a number of arrangements, including his Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15,"
"Máté won the Hungarian songcontest, Made In Hungary with the song ""Hull Az Elsárgult levél"". In 1973 Judit Halász's first studio album was released entitled ""Kép A Tükörben"". Later she became popular as the singer of children songs. She is also noted for singing the poems of famous Hungarian poets such as Ferenc Móra, Mihály Babits, Attila József, Sándor Weöres and many more. In 1975 Leslie Mándoki fled from Hungary to West Germany. In 1979 he joined the West-German band, Dschinghis Khan. One of the greatest successes of the band was the song ""Moskau"", ""Dschinghis Khan"" and ""Hadschi Halef Omar""."
"kéne"", ""Valaki mondja meg"", ""Arra születtem"", ""Vinnélek"", and ""Ringasd el magad""—made their ways to the repertoire of Locomotive GT and to Hungarian popular culture. They have had several recordings outside the musical, while ""Menni kéne"", ""Valaki mondja meg"", and ""Ringasd el magad I."" were also included in another musical, ""Szent István körút 14."" ""Valaki mondja meg"", ""Ringasd ek magad I."", and ""Vinnélek, vinnélek"" were performed on the video recording ""Vígszínházi búcsú."" ""Valaki mondja meg"" has been covered—among others—by Zorán Sztevanovity on his album ""Szép holnap"" (1987), by band Géniusz on ""Csillagokból kő"", by Zsuzsa Koncz on ""Miénk itt a tér"","
"and any music with Western influences was seen as harmful and dangerous. In 1956, however, liberalization began with the ""three Ts"" (""""tiltás, tűrés, támogatás"""", meaning ""prohibition, toleration, support""""""), and a long period of cultural struggle began, starting with a battle over African American jazz. Jazz became a part of Hungarian music in the early 20th century, but did not achieve widespread renown until the 1970s, when Hungary began producing internationally known performers like the Benkó Dixieland Band and Béla Szakcsi Lakatos. Other renowned performers from the younger generation are the Hot Jazz Band and the Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band. In"
"at the Sopot International Song Festival. After the local success of beat music classical pop lost popularity, she decided to retire permanently. In 1973 - after her daughter's birth - she left the stage and worked as a music teacher. Her notable singles include ""Ahogy mentem az utcán"" (1961), ""Ami szívemen a számon"" (1964), ""Egy kicsi szerencse"" (1965), ""Első szerelem"" (1965), ""Engem nem lehet elfelejteni"" (1965), ""Esős vasárnap délután"" (1965) and many more. Erzsi Kovács's first major success was with the song ""Régi óra halkan jár"" (""The Old Clock Ticks Softly"") in 1957, but she already had a platinum record"
"wrote numerous orchestral works as well and one opera, ""Légy jó mindhalálig"" (1969). He was and remained a committed and staunch Stalinist till the end of his life, and composed many works lauding Soviet premier Joseph Stalin and his accomplishments. Eventually he fell out of favor with the Hungarian Communist Party after his accusations as an informer during the show trials in Moscow in the 1930s became better known. As a result of his accusations a number of fellow Communist Party members had been executed by Stalin's secret police. He was stripped unceremoniously of all his public posts and died"
"Mihály Vörösmarty's poem Szózat before the 50,000 mourners in attendance. Szózat is considered to be a second national anthem of Hungary. In 1951, Sinkovits married Hungarian actress Katalin Gombos (b. February 12, 1929 Hódmezővásárhely; died November 6, 2012 Budapest). They had two children: Andrew Sinkovits-Vitay and Mariann Sinkovits, both of whom also became actors. Sinkovits and Gombus are buried in the Óbuda cemetery. Imre Sinkovits Imre Sinkovits (September 21, 1928 in Budapest – January 18, 2001 in Budapest) was a Hungarian actor. After a year in Downtown Theatre and another in Youth Theatre, in 1949 he got a job in"
"first was the chief bellettristic periodical, and the second was a critical periodical. From 1830 to 1843 he devoted himself mainly to the drama, including ""Csongor és Tünde"" (""Csongor and Tünde"", 1830), a five-act play inspired by Albert Gergei's ""Prince Árgirus"" and by ""A Midsummer Night's Dream""; and ""Vérnász"" (""Blood Wedding"", 1833), which won the Academy's 200-gulden prize. ""Csongor és Tünde"" was described by György Lukács in 1911 as the best Hungarian play of the nineteenth century. He also published several volumes of poetry. His song ""Szózat"" (""Appeal"", 1836) was to become a second national anthem, and he wrote ""Az"
"Jolson, Henry Varny and Édith Piaf. ""Another of his tango compositions that attained international recognition was ""To Ostatnia Niedziela (The Last Sunday)"" (1933) with lyric by Zenon Friedwald describing the final meeting of former lovers who are parting. In Poland, ""To ostatnia niedziela"" is commonly and erroneously called the ""Suicide Tango"" - although the true Suicide Tango was the Hungarian art song ""Smutna niedziela (Gloomy Sunday)"". During the 1930s [Peterburski's tango] became an enormous evergreen in the Soviet Union, where it was played on virtually every street corner. It was so popular, that it was considered their own Russian tune."""
"field research on Hungarian, Transylvanian, and Moldovan folk music. Among the composers who studied under him are György Ligeti, György Kurtág, Heinz Holliger, Heinz Marti, Jürg Wyttenbach and Roland Moser. He wrote numerous chamber music pieces and symphonic works. He wrote one opera, ""Hangjegyek lázadása"" (1931). Veress was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 1949 in Hungary (though as an émigré he was unable to collect this award) and the Bartók-Pásztory Prize in 1985; in Switzerland he received the Berne canton prize in 1976. Sándor Veress Sándor Veress (, – ) was a Swiss composer of Hungarian origin. He was born"
"1926, Deésy relocated to Vienna and made ""Sacco und Vanzetti"" (1927), an exceedingly controversial film that was banned in much of Europe, including Hungary. By 1931, Deésy was back in Hungary and in 1935 made his best known film, ""Nem élhetek muzsikaszó nélkül"" (""I Can't Live Without Music""). During the period of Hungarian collaboration within the Axis forces, Deésy continued to work as a director, making the notorious anti-Soviet film ""Üzenet a Volgapartról"" (1942) among others. After his last directorial effort, ""Fél pár gyűrött kesztyű"" (1947), Deésy continued to work as an actor right up until a few months before"
"(July 4, 1842, PestMarch 22, 1909, Újpest), Elek (November 2, 1843, PestJune 10, 1893, Budapest), László (April 9, 1844, PestDecember 3, 1896, Pozsony / Bratislava) and Sándor (January 2, 1846, PestOctober 14, 1900, Békéscsaba). Ferenc Erkel Ferenc Erkel ( , ; November 7, 1810June 15, 1893) was a Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist. He was the father of Hungarian grand opera, written mainly on historical themes, which are still often performed in Hungary. He also composed the music of ""Himnusz"", the national anthem of Hungary, which was adopted in 1844. He died in Budapest. Erkel was born in Gyula to"
"in obscurity; no doubt a better fate than befell the earlier victims of the ""Great Purge"". Ferenc Szabó (composer) Ferenc Szabó (27 December 1902 Budapest4 November 1969 Budapest) was a Hungarian composer. As a communist, Szabó was obliged to emigrate through Berlin (1931) to the USSR (1932). He became a respected figure in Soviet musical life, and found the opportunities to explore common ground between the concert hall and mass music-making on a far higher level. Besides composing a number of mass songs and film scores (notably for Erwin Piscator's ""Revolt of the Fishermen"" (1934), and ""Lúdas Matyi"" (1949)), he"
"from 1848–1849, but was defeated by the combined forces of the Habsburgs and the Russian Empire. Despite its ultimate defeat, the revolution initiated a chain of events that led to the autonomy of Hungary within the new Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867. The poem has come to rank third after the Himnusz and Szózat as a statement of Hungarian national identity. The translation below of the ""National Poem"" is literal, attempting to convey the precise meaning of the original text. Nemzeti dal The Nemzeti dal (""""National Song"""") is a poem written by Sándor Petőfi that is said to have inspired the"
"Himnusz ""Himnusz"" (; ) is the national anthem of Hungary. It was adopted in the 19th century and the first stanza is sung at official ceremonies. The words were written by Ferenc Kölcsey, a nationally renowned poet, in 1823, and its currently official musical setting was composed by the romantic composer Ferenc Erkel in 1844, although other less-known musical versions exist. The poem bore the subtitle """"A magyar nép zivataros századaiból"""" (""From the stormy centuries of the Hungarian people""); it is often argued that this subtitle – by emphasising past rather than contemporary national troubles – was added expressly to"