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.

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Title of the work

Eight Duos Op. 4

Composer

Kurtág György

Original / Hungarian title

Nyolc duó Op. 4

Foreign language / English title

Eight Duos Op. 4

Dedication

Judit Hevesi and József Szalay

Year of composition

1961

Type

Chamber Music

Number of players

Instrumentation

cimb., vl.

Duration

5 min

Movements, parts

1. Poco sostenuto
2. Agitato, non allegro
3. Risoluto
4. Lento
5. Allegretto
6. Vivo
7. Adagio
8. Vivo

Premiere information

22 March 1963, Budapest; Judit Hevesi (vl.), József Szalay (cimb.)

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Recordings

HUNGAROTON SLPX 11686, 1974; HUNGAROTON SLPX 11846, 1977; VAND´OEUVRE 9508; ATEM AT-99995, 1994; HUNGAROTON HCD 31290, 1990; HUNGAROTON CLASSIC HCD 32015, 2001; BMC CD046, 2001, Ildikó Vékony (cimb.), András Keller (vl.)

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1 1. Poco sostenuto