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Quatre hommages, Op. 42

Composer
Lajtha László
Original / Hungarian title
Quatre hommages, Op. 42
Foreign language / English title
Quatre hommages, Op. 42
Subtitle
For flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoo
Dedication
"á monsieur et madame Delalande"
Year of composition
1946
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
fl., ob., cl. (in A), fg.
Duration
22 min
Movements, parts
1. Hommage a Jannequin. Chanson. Andante poco rubato
2. Hommage a Couperin. La gracieuse ou Les tendresses mélancoliques. Allegro
3. Hommage a Ravel. Adieu pastourelles... Modéré
4. Hommage a Colas Breugnon. Parade. Tres vif
Premiere information
5 April 1957, Budapest; Members of the Budapest Wind Quintet
Publisher / Source
Alphonse Leduc & Cie © 1957, A.L. 20.625
Recordings
Hungaroton, SLPX-11871, 1977 - Attila Lajos (fl.), Péter Pongrácz (ob.), Tibor Dittrich (cl.), Tibor Fülemile (fg.)
Hungarian Radio, live recording 1976 - Lóránt Kovács (fl.), János Kemény (ob.), László Horváth (cl.), László Hara jr. (fg.)
Hungarian Radio, live recording 1990 - Béla Drahos (fl.), Béla Kollár (ob.) István Veér (cl.), József Vajda (fg.)
RB-CD-01, 2021 "Music of Trees" - Imre Kovács jr. (fl.), Béla Horváth (ob.), dr. Zsolt Szatmári (cl.), Pál Bokor (fg.)
1 min. sample
1 I. Hommage a Jannequin
2 II. Hommage a Couperin
3 III. Hommage a Ravel
4 IV. Hommage a Colas Breugnon
Remarks, other info
Composded: 1945 - 1946
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Armand Tóth / László Lajtha: Music of Trees Rabán Zeneművészeti Bt.