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Melis László


Composer

Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1953

 
14 August 1953, Budapest (Hungary) - 12 February 2018, Budapest (Hungary)

László Melis studied the violin at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. He is a founding member of Group 180, which was formed in 1978 and gave contemporary music concerts in various concert halls all over Europe until it broke up in 1990. Melis wrote five pieces for the group, all of which were recorded; during this time he played with several musicians (Louis Andriessen, Steve Reich, Terry Riley), who have had a profound influence on the music of today.

After the break up of Group 180, his time has primarily been spent composing: he has written two chamber operas: The Empire of the Smile (1985) and The Death of Kleist (1994). He has written several cantatas, songs for full orchestra, ballet music and ballet cantatas (Songs of Pearl, 1994), pieces for chamber orchestra and solo instruments (Black & White, 1999), and a series of movements for a vocal sextet and percussion (Of Time and the River, 2000), as well as a four-movement piece for the Budapest Cello Group (Cello Mania, 2000). He has also composed the music of several dozen feature films, several hundred theatrical performances and radio plays.

Awards
1995 Hungarian Film Critics' Award
2008 Erkel Award
 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
1983 180-as csoport I.
(Group 180 - I.)
Hungaroton SLPX 12545 LP / Reissue on CD: HCD 12545 (1995)
1989 Melis László: Maldoror énekei; Chiron öszvérgyógyászata; The Ceremony
(The Songs of Maldoror; Mulomedicina Chironis; The Ceremony )
Hungaropop 014-25978 Own
LP
1995 180-as csoport I.
(Group 180 - I.)
Hungaroton HCD 12545 Own
Reissue of Hungaroton SLPX 12545 (1983)
2000 Melis László: Henoch apokalipszise
(The Apocalypse of Enoch)
BMC Records BMC CD 035 Own
2001 Melis László: Örmény legenda
(Armenian Legend)
BMC Records BMC CD 062 Own
2003 Csellómánia
(Cellomania)
Hungaroton HCD 32108
2005 a la Carte - szólódarabok gordonkára
(a la Carte - Solo Works for Cello)
Hungaroton HCD 32288
2006 Wohltemperiertes Cymbal Hungaroton HCD 32359
2008 Melis László: Black & White
(Melis, László: Black & White)
BMC Records BMC CD 135 Own
 
Title Type Year
Great Grandma Music for the theater 2016
Queen of the Copper Mountains Music for the theater 2015
Twilight of the Miracle Music for the theater 2012
Wonder Cave Music for the theater 2000
The White Arrow Film music 2010
The Idiot Music for the theater 2013
Pleasure has no... Music for the theater 2007
The Death Rode out of Persia Film music 2004
Hammer of the Village or Actors´ Buffet Music for the theater 2003
The Lunar Boatman Music for the theater 2003
The Eighth Day of the Week Film music 2006
Camille Music for the theater 2002
Camille Music for the theater 2010
Le roi s´amuse / The King Has Fun Music for the theater 2015
The Little Lord Music for the theater 2010
The Dogs Testament Music for the theater 2002
The Great Flood of Fehérvár Film music 1997
The Ambitious Music for the theater 2007
The Detective Film music 2008
Women´s School Music for the theater 2012
The Scrivener of Peleske Music for the theater 2001
In the Old House Film music 2013
The Jealous Oldster Music for the theater 1998
The Ceremony (In memoriam Peter Hajnóczy) Chamber Music 1981
The Room !to be determined 1982
The Wind Film music 1986
The Actress and the Death Film music 1993
The Merchant of Venice Music for the theater 2016
The Merry Wives of Windsor Music for the theater 2005
Endre Ady: New and New Horse Solo voice(s) with orchestra 1996
Agony Music for the theater 1998
As you please Music for the theater 1991
American Electra Music for the theater 2000
Anarchists Film music 2000
Athaliah Music for the theater 2009
Auschwitz Works Music for the theater 2012
The Alchemist and the Virgin Film music 1998
The Goldsmith´s Shop Film music 1991
Servants of the Truth (174/B) Music for the theater 2012
The Árvai-Works Film music 2006
The Inconstant Music for the theater 2008
Life is Dream Music for the theater 2005
The Living Corpse Music for the theater 2006
The Glass Shoe Music for the theater 2014
The Dinner! Music for the theater 1999
Axe in the Ear Music for the theater 1999
Cave Film music 2010
Black & White - Suite for solo piano Instrumental solo 2007
Blue Box Film music 1993
You Have Been Happy, Voyeur! Music for the theater 2010
Labyrinth of Happiness Music for the theater 2014
Topknot Film music 1998
Nathan the Wise Music for the theater 2013
Mulomedicina Chironis Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra 1989
Commedia del fagotto Chamber Music 2013
Cellomania Chamber Music 2000
Csongor and Tünde Music for the theater 2006
Shooting Gallery Film music 1989
Songs from the Underpass Instrumental solo 2011
Looming Film music 1998
Dionysia Symphony orchestra 2010
Dolina (The Archbishop´s Visit) Film music 2006
Larmar och gör sig till / In the Presence of a Clown Music for the theater 2010
Etude for Three Mirrors Ensemble 1980
Faust Music for the theater 2006
White Nights - The Gentel Creature Music for the theater 0
Tit for Tat Music for the theater 2008
Glamour Film music 2000
Children´s Songs Chamber Music 0
Fish on the Coast Film music 2006
Death Paths and Angels Film music 1991
Mighty Aphrodite Music for the theater 2017
Homelandhomeland Music for the theater 2002
The Apocalypse of Enoch Solo voice(s) with ensemble 1997
Moon Boatman Music for the theater 2015
Homeserenity Music for the theater 1999
Marriage Music for the theater 1994
Richard III Music for the theater 2004
Intelligent Service Music for the theater 2011
Childrens of the Gods Music for the theater 2003
Report to the Memory of Péter Mansfeld Film music 2006
Scenes from an Execution Music for the theater 2002
Jeremiah or God´s Chill Music for the theater 2010
Jubilee Music for the theater 1998
Jasz People Stage work 2016
Joseph and His Brothers Music for the theater 2015
Lucrative Position Music for the theater 2002
Kasimir and Karoline Music for the theater 2002
Couple in a Nest Film music 2009
Kleist Dies Opera 1994
Temptations Film music 2002
Rumpled Film music 2007
Fog Film music 1994
Be Good if You Can! Music for the theater 2014
Lily Music for the theater 1999
Liliomfi Music for the theater 2015
Lulu Music for the theater 2004
Hungarian Cattle Film music 1993
Hungarian Cattle - Loneliness of the Running Painter Film music 1997
Hungarian Cattle - The Turner´s Apple Film music 1993
The Songs of Maldoror Chamber Music 1984
The Mandrake Music for the theater 2016
Obsessed Music for the theater 2001
Mirandolina Music for the theater 2013
Miss Universe 1929 - Lisl Goldarbeiter - Road of the Beauty Film music 2006
Saying the Inexpressible - Elie Wiesel´s Message Film music 1995
Wash, Create, Clean Up! Music for the theater 2011
Aunt Máli Music for the theater 2001
Linesman Martin is Cold Music for the theater 1998
Medea Ballet / Choreographic work 0
Sunset Film music 2017
It´s Snowing in Na´ Conxypan Music for the theater 2012
I Don´t Pay! (Not A Penny!) Music for the theater 2010
Neo-Stag Film music 1992
Summerfolk Music for the theater 2002
Oblom-off Music for the theater 2017
Odysseus Music for the theater 2007
Country and Literature Film music 1999
Paramicha, or Glonci the Rememberer Film music 1993
Rats Music for the theater 2001
Tales of Uncle Pepin Orchestral work 2015
Little Persian Butterfly Music for the theater 2009
Piramidas Film music 1984
Presso Film music 1998
Parallel Death Drawings Film music 2008
Relatives Music for the theater 2012
Relatives Music for the theater 2000
Rosmersholm Music for the theater 0
Own Death Film music 2008
Son of Saul Film music 2015
No Man´s Land Film music 1993
The Queen of Shakespeare Music for the theater 2016
Seagull Music for the theater 1999
Poor Lazarus Music for the theater 2000
St. George and the Dragon Music for the theater 2013
Guys, Let Us Love Each Other! Film music 1996
Capricious Summer Music for the theater 2015
Prolix Music for the theater 1998
Please Professor, Everything is Different! Music for the theater 2013
Subconscious Stop Film music 1989
The Winter´s Tale Music for the theater 2017
Winter Journey Music for the theater 2012
The Tóts Music for the theater 1999
Roads in Furugy - Hungarian Cattle Film music 2000
Mad World Stage work 2003
Video Blues Film music 1992
Volpone Music for the theater 2001
I´m Von Höfler Film music 2008
Uncle Vanya Music for the theater 2004
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Music for the theater 1997
Twelfth Night or What Do I Care Music for the theater 2015
Wildorado Film music 1999
Wohltemperiertes Cymbal Chamber Music 2005
Woyzeck Music for the theater 1999
Pilgrim Song (or Theater Occupation) Music for the theater 2012
Zápturul Music for the theater 0
Dream Brigade Film music 1985
Awakening Film music 1994
Hungar Music for the theater 2013
The Lower Depths Music for the theater 2012
Happy Days! Music for the theater 0
Armenian Legend - Dance Cantata Solo voice(s) with ensemble 2001
King Ubu and the Hungarians Music for the theater 2011
á la Carte - For Cello Solo Instrumental solo 2003