Nógrádi Péter
Composer
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1952
Since the age of fourteen hes been interested in composing. First he taught himself as autodidact and then from 1969 he took lessons from György Geszler in the music school of the 11th district, primarily in study of harmony. Parallel to this he visited the Pálné Veress Secondary School, where he was member of the school choir conducted by Gábor Ugrin. After final examination he applied to the Miklós Ybl Technical College of Building Industry where he studied architecture and he continued his music studies only in 1975 with Pál Károlyi. From 1976 he visited the composing lessons of István Fekete Győr and other music subjects in the Secondary School for Music for two years. After succesful admission to the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music he was pupil of József Soproni. His diploma concert took place in November 1984, together with Géza Gémesi and Miklós Mohay.
In 1985 he received the Albert Szirmai Prize and until 1991 he had received further creative scholarships (Eötvös, Kodály, Soros). During this period he had composed many chamber works. At the Hungarian Radios review of contemporary music, his trio Divertimento was awarded with the special prize of the Hungarian Association of Musicians. His work Seasons was a request of the Hungarian Radio, while the string orchestral piece Rhapsody a request of the Music Found. All three works - with further eight compositions - were also presented as a radio recording (Z).
In 1997 he won the competition by the Budapest Autumn Festival with his chamber work In memoriam D.ZS., which was presented by László Tihanyi and his ensemble the same year in October.
Since 1996 hes been member of the Association of Composers as well as of the Society of Creative Musicians. In 2001 he received an order for ceremonial music on occasion of the bridge-opening in Esztergom. The first performance was in May 2001. In recent years, vocal compositions dominate in his oeuvre.
Prizes:
1985 Alber Szirmai Prize
2008 Erkel Prize
In 1985 he received the Albert Szirmai Prize and until 1991 he had received further creative scholarships (Eötvös, Kodály, Soros). During this period he had composed many chamber works. At the Hungarian Radios review of contemporary music, his trio Divertimento was awarded with the special prize of the Hungarian Association of Musicians. His work Seasons was a request of the Hungarian Radio, while the string orchestral piece Rhapsody a request of the Music Found. All three works - with further eight compositions - were also presented as a radio recording (Z).
In 1997 he won the competition by the Budapest Autumn Festival with his chamber work In memoriam D.ZS., which was presented by László Tihanyi and his ensemble the same year in October.
Since 1996 hes been member of the Association of Composers as well as of the Society of Creative Musicians. In 2001 he received an order for ceremonial music on occasion of the bridge-opening in Esztergom. The first performance was in May 2001. In recent years, vocal compositions dominate in his oeuvre.
Prizes:
1985 Alber Szirmai Prize
2008 Erkel Prize
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |
Fiatal Zeneszerzők Csoportja 1.
(Young Composers' Group - 1) |
Hungaroton | SLPX 12945 | |
| 1990 |
Fiatal Zeneszerzők Csoportja 3.
(Young Composers' Group - 3) |
Hungaroton | SLPX 31144 | |
| 1995 | Hommage | Magyar Rádió | MR 011 | 4 CDs |
| 1999 |
Musica Nostra - Kórusművek
(Choral Works) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31840 | |
| 2009 |
Repliche - Kortárs magyar zeneművek kürtre és cimbalomra
(Repliche - Contemporary Hungarian Works for Horn & Cimbalom) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32601 | |
| 2009 |
Victimae - Vokális és kamarazene
(Victimae - Vocal and Chamber Music) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32628 |
Own |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Psalm 129 | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1988 |
| Psalm 136 | Mixed choir | 2015 |
| Psalm 150 | Mixed choir | 1997 |
| The 30th Psalm | Mixed choir | 1998 |
| Psalm 34 | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| The Wedding of the Lamb (In Memoriam D.ZS.) | Chamber orchestra | 1997 |
| The Bright Morningstar | Mixed choir | 1987 |
| The Lake | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 1984 |
| Agonia Christiana | Mixed choir | 1989 |
| Those Who Find Me | Mixed choir | 1994 |
| Antiphona | Chamber Music | 2012 |
| Arabesque | Chamber Music | 1990 |
| Arabesque | Chamber Music | 2011 |
| Ave Maria | Mixed choir | 2013 |
| The Lord´s Angel | Female choir | 1996 |
| I Praise the Lord | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1996 |
| The Sky and the Earth | Vocal ensemble | 2003 |
| Ballad | Mixed choir | 1996 |
| Betlehem, Betlehem | Female choir | 1994 |
| Blues | Mixed choir | 2006 |
| Boldogasszony anyánk | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1996 |
| Drinking Song | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2005 |
| Dances of Borovets | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Canzona | Chamber orchestra | 1985 |
| Canzonetta | Ensemble | 2008 |
| Caprice | Chamber Music | 1986 |
| Cecilia-Anthem | Mixed choir | 2001 |
| Credo | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 1999 |
| De profundis | Mixed choir | 1987 |
| Divertimento | Chamber Music | 1983 |
| A small garden... | Children's choir | 1995 |
| Straight Labyrinth | Mixed choir | 1990 |
| Elegia / Elegy | Chamber Music | 1988 |
| Cantata of Esztergom (Psalmus pontis) | Choir and orchestra | 2001 |
| Fantasia - For Mixed Choir | Mixed choir | 1987 |
| Fantasia for Organ | Instrumental solo | 1992 |
| The Morningstar has Risen | Instrumental solo | 1995 |
| The Morningstar has Risen | Choir with accompaniment | 1995 |
| Breeze | Instrumental solo | 1987 |
| Flute Songs | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| Comparison | Mixed choir | 1990 |
| O, Happy Shepherds | Children's choir | 2001 |
| O, Happy Shepherds | Instrumental solo | 1998 |
| Anthem | Mixed choir | 2002 |
| Hymn to Cicely | Mixed choir | 2006 |
| Three Songs to Poems by János Pilinszky | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2004 |
| Three Violin Duos | Chamber Music | 2012 |
| Three Impromptus | Chamber Music | 1993 |
| Three Impromptus - For Flute, Clarinet and Piano | Chamber Music | 2003 |
| Three Small Christmas Choirs | Mixed choir | 1995 |
| Three Canons | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2000 |
| Three Motets | Mixed choir | 1989 |
| Three Pieces for Organ | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| Impromptu | Chamber Music | 1986 |
| In principio | Mixed choir | 1987 |
| Intrada | Chamber Music | 1989 |
| Introitus | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1987 |
| Gor on the Chariot - Chamber Opera | Opera | 2014 |
| Posy | Mixed choir | 2001 |
| Jesus, Redeemer of the World | Mixed choir | 2005 |
| Chamber Concert | Chamber Music | 2000 |
| Cantata | Female choir | 2000 |
| Cantata - For Soprano and Piano | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1978 |
| Christmas Cantata (Kings of Bethlehem) | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1982 |
| Beggar Tango | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2005 |
| Choral Fantasy | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2014 |
| Kyrie | Mixed choir | 1996 |
| Canon - For Alto Voice and Piano | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2002 |
| Madrigal | Mixed choir | 1998 |
| Magnificat | Mixed choir | 2011 |
| Hungarian Requiem | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2006 |
| Hungarian Psalm | Mixed choir | 1995 |
| Hungary is My Homeland... | Mixed choir | 2002 |
| Mesa da camera | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2003 |
| Metamorphoses - For 14 Strings | String orchestra | 1983 |
| While Profound Silence... | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1987 |
| Before | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1978 |
| As the Hart Panteth After the Water Brooks | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1994 |
| As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal | Chamber Music | 2008 |
| Missa Brevis | Choir a cappella | 1998 |
| Missa Choralis - Per coro misto e pianoforte | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2001 |
| Missa carminum | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2008 |
| Rhymes | Choir a cappella | 2001 |
| Rhymes | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2008 |
| Motet | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 2002 |
| Maria Ode | Choir and orchestra | 2013 |
| Summer Dawn | Concerto | 2018 |
| Four Preludes | Chamber Music | 1989 |
| October Prayer | Mixed choir | 2005 |
| We Run Under Your Protection | Mixed choir | 2012 |
| Partita - Four Paintings by Csontváry | String orchestra | 2014 |
| Psalmus | Chamber Music | 1993 |
| Rapsodia / Rhapsody | String orchestra | 1988 |
| Rhapsody | Mixed choir | 1996 |
| Rumba | Mixed choir | 2007 |
| Rosetta | Chamber Music | 1989 |
| Salmo 129 - De profundis | Choir and solo instrument(s) | 1988 |
| Sinfonia notturna | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 1998 |
| Sonata da camera | Chamber Music | 2014 |
| Suscipe | Mixed choir | 2008 |
| Saint Maurus Mass | Choir, solo instrument(s) & orchestra | 2009 |
| Serenade - For Two Guitars and Chamber Orchestra | Chamber orchestra | 2002 |
| Songs of Love | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| Beautiful Viol | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2002 |
| Te Deum | Choir with accompaniment | 2022 |
| Tenebrae factae sunt | Mixed choir | 1987 |
| Seadance | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2013 |
| Dance of the Se | Children's choir | 1986 |
| Tristia | Mixed choir | 0 |
| Dance Song | Children's choir | 1988 |
| Via crucis - 14 Meditazioni per Orchestra | Symphony orchestra | 1987 |
| String Quartet | Chamber Music | 2003 |
| Variations on a Slovakian Folk Song | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2015 |
| Market Folk Ballad | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 1997 |
| Pilgrim Song | Mixed choir | 2005 |
| Piano Quintet | Chamber Music | 2009 |
| Touches | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2015 |
| Seasons | Ensemble | 1987 |
| We Greet You, Oh Jesus | Instrumental solo | 1998 |
| Blackbird Song of Autumn | Mixed choir | 2015 |