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Symphonie No. 7, Op. 63 "Revolution"

Composer
Lajtha László
Original / Hungarian title
Symphonie No. 7, Op. 63 "Revolution"
Foreign language / English title
Symphonie No. 7, Op. 63 "Revolution"
Subtitle
(Septiéme Symphonie) pour orchestre / (Seventh Symphony) for orchestra
Dedication
"á Monsieur et Madame John Street"
Year of composition
1957
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl., picc., 2 ob., c.ing., 2 cl., sax.a., 3 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (xil.) - 2 arpa - strings
Duration
26 min
Movements, parts
1. Modéré - Agité
2. Lent
3. Agité
Premiere information
26 April 1958, Salle Pleyel, Paris; Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Alphonse Leduc & Cie © 1961, A.L. 22.388
Available here!
Recordings
Marco Polo CD, 8.223667, 1994 - Pécs Symphony Orchestra, Nicolás Pasquet (cond.)
Hungarian Radio, 14 September 1983 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 I. Modéré – Agité
2 II. Lent
3 III. Agité
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Lajtha, László: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 Marco Polo (Naxos)