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Hungary-icon  Az események titkos története 

United-Kingdom-icon  The Secret History of the Events

Germany-icon  Die geheime Geschichte der Ereignisse

Year of writing:

1983, re-translated part 1990

First known performance: 

1984, at unknown place 

Year of publishing:

1999

Music Publisher:

Fonó Records Hungary (CD No. FA-068-2)

Note:

György Szabados wrote the composition: The Secret History of the Events (Az események titkos története) in improvisatory style on basic of his own text in a meta-language (see LINER NOTES). In 1990 he re-translated the last two stanzas of the libretto from meta-language into actual speech.

For more information go to:

related_items  1984-2007: Szabados – Quartet Composition: The Secret History of the Events (Az események titkos története) with info where and when the composition was played
news_hu  Interview with Szabados conducted by J.Király István (1985) with title: “A mese él (The story lives)”
movie_hu  2014. október 22.: „ Az események titkos története”, Tisztelgés Szabados György zeneszerző, zongoraművész emléke és az 1956-os forradalom előtt
  Varga Klára: Zárványok a lelkűnkben – Három nap Szabados Györggyel és a dzsesszel a MU Színház fesztiválján [Magyar Nemzet, 2007/09/08, 14.old.]
  Nagy Ágnes: Históriás napok Sárváron – Zenei csemegék – történelmi környezetben [In: Magyar ifjúság 1985/31.(aug.2.), 29.old.]
  1996: Jávorszky Béla Szilárd: Szabados György – Elfelejtett énekek (Forgotten Songs / Vergessene Lieder) [In: Népszabadság, 1996. július 22.] 
news_hu  Bognár Ferenc Notes

LIST OF RELEASES:

GSA1999DB   audio info liner_notes  1996: Szabados György – Az események titkos története

Recordings:
Recording Date:   October 23, 1996
Recorded Live at:  Concerthall of Fonó Music Hall, Budapest, Hungary  / Time: 33:30
Musicians:
Szabados György (prepared piano)
“Kobzos” Kiss Tamás  (vocal, voice)
Dresch Mihály (flute, bass clarinet)
Vaskó Zsolt (flute, bass clarinet)

   audio  1999: Various ‎– Fonó Records 1999 (Fonó Records ‎– FA-077-2) 

Recordings:
Recording Date:   October 23, 1996
Recorded Live at:  Concerthall of Fonó Music Hall, Budapest, Hungary  / Time: 3:03 [excerpt]
Musicians:
Szabados György (prepared piano)
“Kobzos” Kiss Tamás  (vocal, voice)
Dresch Mihály (flute, bass clarinet)
Vaskó Zsolt (flute, bass clarinet)

GSA2007CD3    audio info  2007: Győrfree Műhely Fesztivál a MU Színházban 2007/3

Recording Date: September 6, 2007
Recorded at: Budapest Autumn Festival, Mu Theater – GyörFree Workshop Festival   / Time: 35:49
Musicians:
Szabados György (prepared piano)
„Kobzos” Kiss Tamás (vocal)
Grencsó István (flute, bass clarinet, furulya)
Vaskó Zsolt (flute, bass clarinet, furulya)

PLAYLIST:

read more infos about playlist:

#1:  42:07
Recording Date: May 14, 1985
Recorded at: Kassák Klub, Budapest (HU)

Musicians:
Szabados György – prepared piano
„Kobzos” Kiss Tamás – vocal
Dresch Mihály – flute, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Grencsó István – flute, alto saxophone, alto clarinet

Related items:
news_hu Interview with György Szabados conducted by J.Király István (1985) with title: “A mese él (The story lives)”
audio info  1985: Históriás ének – Kassák Klub, 1985.
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#2:  38:20
Recording Date: May 17, 1985
Recorded at: Ceremonial Hall, Castle Sarvar (HU)

Musicians:
Szabados György (prep. piano)
Dresch Mihály (ts, basscl., flute)
Grencsó István (flute, as, alt cl.)
„Kobzos” Kiss Tamás (vocal)

Related items:
audio info  1985: Históriás ének Sárváron, 1985.
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#3:  27:36
Recording Date: October 17, 1991
Recorded at: Auditorium Maximum, in Debrecen (HU) 17.10.1991

Musicians:
Szabados György – leader, piano
„Kobzos” Kiss Tamás – vocal
Dresch Mihály – flute, bass clarinet
Grencsó István – flute, alto clarinet

Related items:
audio info   1991: A MAKUZ Debrecenben, 1991.
news_hu news_en   Turi Gábor: Jazz Forum No. 132, published 1992 & Hajdú-bihari Napló, 1991.
news_hu  Turi Gábor:  Hajdú-bihari Napló, 1991
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#4:  33:37
Recording Date: October 23, 1996
Recorded at: Concerthall of Fonó Budai Zeneház, Budapest, Hungary

Musicians:
Szabados György – prepared piano
“Kobzos” Kiss Tamás – vocal, voice
Dresch Mihály – flute, bass clarinet, furulya
Vaskó Zsolt – flute, bass clarinet, furulya

Related items:
audio info liner_notes GSA1999DB   1996: Szabados György – Az események titkos története
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#5:  35:38
Recording Date: September 20, 2006
Recorded at: Csokonai Theatre, Debrecen, 20.09.2006

Musicians:
Szabados György (prepared piano)
“Kobzos” Kiss Tamás (vocal, voice)
Grencsó István (flute, bass clarinet)
Vaskó Zsolt (flute, bass clarinet)

Related items:
audio info  2006: Az események titkos története – Debrecen, 2006.
movie  Video of the performance
movie_hu  TV broadcasting on DUNA TV about the story and making of  “The Secret History of the Events / Az események titkos története” (with englisch subtitles)
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#6:  35:50
Recording Date: September 6, 2007
Recorded at: Budapest Autumn Festival, Mu Theatre – GyörFree Workshop Festival

Musicians:
Szabados György (prepared piano)
„Kobzos” Kiss Tamás (vocal)
Grencsó István (flute, bass clarinet)
Vaskó Zsolt – (flute, bass clarinet)

Related items:
audio info GSA2007CD3     2007: Győrfree Műhely Fesztivál a MU Színházban 2007/3

VIDEOS:

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live at Concerthall of Fonó Music Hall, Budapest, Hungary, 23. October 1996
Time: 42:41

Musicians:
Szabados György (prepared piano) 
„Kobzos” Kiss Tamás (vocal) 
Dresch Mihály (woodwinds) 
Vaskó Zsolt (woodwinds) 

at the Csokonai Theatre, Debrecen, 20.09.2006
Time: 21:14

Musicians:
Szabados György (prepared piano)
“Kobzos” Kiss Tamás (vocal, voice)
Grencsó István (flute, bass clarinet)
Vaskó Zsolt (flute, bass clarinet)

2006 TV Documentation to Composition: “The Secret History of the Events (Az események titkos története)” (with english subtiles)
Time: 39:48

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2006 TV Documentation to Composition: “The Secret History of the Events (Az események titkos története)” (with englisch and german subtiles)
Time: 39:40

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at the Budapest Autumn Festival, Mu Theatre – GyőrFree Workshop Festival, 06.09.2007
Time: 36:50

Musicians:
Szabados György (prepared piano)
“Kobzos” Kiss Tamás (vocal, voice)
Grencsó István (flute, bass clarinet)
Vaskó Zsolt (flute, bass clarinet)

Time:  1:02:41
22.10.2014: Evening about “The Secret History of Events”, Budapest (HU)
Heritage House, 1011 Budapest, Corvin tér 8th

PROGRAMME:
Film screening – György Szabados: The Secret History of events – concerts with Hungarian subtitles (premiere)

Concert – Grencsó collective plays works of György Szabados
The band members: Grencsó István; Benkő Róbert; Miklós Szilveszter; Pozsár Máté;
Guest: Mihály Dresch

Halmos Béla room – Talk of the Kossuth Prize Gyorgy Szabados, who would be 75 years old this year, and about his work entitled The Secret History of events
Participants: György Szabados bandmates, former friends
Also: photos from György Szabados made by Grencsó István
The opening ceremony and the telling conversation led by Balázs Attila (writer)
The evening under the patronage of: Judit Szabados

SHEET MUSIC:

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