Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Silence of the Winds, Op. 1


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
A szelek csendje, Op. 1
Foreign language / English title
Silence of the Winds, Op. 1
Subtitle
For chamber orchestra
Dedication
to Péter Eötvös
Year of composition
1984

Type
Chamber orchestra
Number of players
12
Instrumentation
fl., cl., fg. - tuba - perc. (2 esec. - marimba, 5 bongo, tam-tam, gr.c.) - Hammond org., arpa, pf. - strings: vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
17 min

Movements, parts
1. Q.N.= 76
2. Q.N.= 152
3. Q.N.= 56
4. Q.N.= 152
5. E.N.= 160
6. Q.N.= 66

Premiere information
17 April 1986, Budapest; Zoltán Gyöngyössy (fl.), József Bazsinka (tuba), Gábor Eckhardt (pf), Aurél Holló, Benedek Tóth (perc.), Ensemble Intermodulation, László Tihanyi (cond.
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 2003, Z. 14 053 (Score in print; performance material on hire)
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton Classic HCD-31352, 1995 - Zoltán Gyöngyössy (fl.), József Bazsinka (tuba), Gábor Eckhardt (pf), Aurél Holló, Benedek Tóth (perc.), Ensemble Intermodulation, László Tihanyi (cond.)
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Krios; Enodios; The Silence of Winds Hungaroton