Hungarian Composer Of “Gloomy Sunday” Honoured
- 12 Sep 2019 7:50 AM
- Hungary Around the Clock
A mini-sculpture by Mihály Kolodko honouring world-renowned songwriter Rezső Seress, author of “Gloomy Sunday,” was inaugurated in Budapest.
The small artwork commissioned by the Seventh District council portrays Seress in a small bronze pipe playing the piano.
It has been placed on a limestone plaque near his favourite haunt, the Kispipa (Small Pipe) restaurant on Akácfa utca.
Seress was born nearby at Dob utca 46/b.
His most famous composition “Gloomy Sunday” written in 1933, has been recorded in more than 100 languages.
It was blamed for a rise in suicides in many countries, including Hungary.
Seress himself committed suicide in 1968 at the age of 78.
Read more about Kolodko's mini statues and where to find them here.
Photo courtesy of 7th District Municipality
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