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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.

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Title of the work

Schattenspiel, Op. 23 / Shadowplay, Op. 23

Composer

Tihanyi László

Original / Hungarian title

Schattenspiel, Op. 23 / Árnyjáték, Op. 23

Foreign language / English title

Schattenspiel, Op. 23 / Shadowplay, Op. 23

Subtitle

"Forrás" Chamber Music Workshop

Dedication

"Forrás" Chamber Music Workshop

Year of composition

1997

Type

Chamber Music

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Instrumentation

cl., vlc., pf.

Duration

46 min

Movements, parts

1. Vorspiel (Schattenspiel 1) / Előjáték (Árnyjáték 1) / Prelude (Shadow Play 1) - for György Kurtág

2. Satz / Tétel / Movement

3. Kadenz der Klarinette (Schattenlos 1) / A klarinét kadenciája (Árnyéktalan 1) / Clarinet Cadenza (Shadow-less 1)

4. Kommentar zum Satz (Der ausgetrocknete Teich von Tränen) / A Tétel kommentárja (A kiszáradt könnyek tava) / Commentary on Movement (The dried-up lake of tears)

5. Zwischenspiel (Schattenspiel 2) / Közjáték (Árnyjáték 2) / Interlude (Shadow Play 2) — for György Kurtág

6. Kadenz des Klaviers (Schattenlos 2) / A zongora kadenciája (Árnyéktalan 2) / Piano Cadenza (Shadow-less 2) - In memoriam Tomasz Sikorski

7. Gegensatz / Ellentétel / Counter-movement

8. Kadenz des Cellos (Schattenlos 3) / A gordonka kadenciája (Árnyéktalan 3) / Violoncello Cadenza (Shadow-less 3)

9. Kommentar zum Gegensatz (Der Teich von den gefroneren Tränen) / Az Ellentétel kommentárja (A megfagyott könnyek tava) / Commentary on Counter-movement (The frozen lake of tears)

10. Nachspiel (Schattenspiel 3) / Utójáték (Árnyjáték 3) / Postlude (Shadow Play 3) - for György Kurtág

Premiere information

Original - 4 movement - version: 21 May 1997, Vienna

Second - 7 movement - version: 19 June 1997, Balatonföldvár, Hungary

Full - 10 movement - version: 26 June 1997, Budapest

All versions premiered by ensemble "Forrás" Chamber Music Workshop: Gergely Vajda (cl.), Tamás Varga (vlc.), Béla Simon (pf.)

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Recordings

BMC CD 027, 1999 - Gábor Csalog (pf.), György Déri (vlc.), Csaba Klenyán (cl.)
Hungaroton HCD 31352, 1995 (Movement VIII only)

1 min. sample

1 1. Prelude (Shadowplay 1 - for György Kurtág)