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Symphonie No. 3, Op. 45

Composer
Lajtha László
Original / Hungarian title
Symphonie No. 3, Op. 45
Foreign language / English title
Symphonie No. 3, Op. 45
Subtitle
(Troisiéme Symphonie) pour orchestre / (Third Symphony) for orchestra
Year of composition
1948
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl. (II. anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - arpa, campli., xil., cel. - perc. (tmb.picc., tam-tam, gr.c., ptti.) - strings
Duration
17 min
Movements, parts
1. Lento, quasi rubato
2. Allegro molto e agitato
Premiere information
1 March 1949, BBC, London; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult (cond.)

9 November 1953, Budapest; Philharmonic Orchestra, János Ferencsik (cond.) (Hungarian premiere)
Publisher / Source
Alphonse Leduc & Cie © 1949, A.L. 20.619
Available here!
Recordings
Marco Polo CD, 8.223671, 1995 - Pécs Symphony Orchestra, Nicolás Pasquet (cond.)
Remarks, other info
This music is included in the film music: Murder in the Cathedral, Op. 45
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Lajtha, László: Orchestral Works Vol. 5 Marco Polo (Naxos)