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

Epitaph of the Soldier, Op. 17


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
L´épitaphe du soldat, Op. 17
Foreign language / English title
Epitaph of the Soldier, Op. 17
Subtitle
For ensemble
Dedication
Ensemble de Massy
Year of composition
1994

Type
Ensemble
Number of players
7
Instrumentation
cl., fg., crnt., trb., perc., vl., cb.
Duration
9 min

Movements, parts
One movement

Commissioned by
Radio France for Les Solistes de l´Orchestre de l´Opéra de Massy
Premiere information
17 February 1995, Paris; Solistes de l´Opéra de Massy, Konstanzia Gourzi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 14 066 (on hire)
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton Classic HCD-31792, 1999 - Intermodulation Chamber Ensemble, László Tihanyi (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Suitable to join after "The Soldiers Tale" by Igor Stravinsky, or to be played on its own

 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Hungaroton