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Symphonie No. 8, Op. 66

Composer
Lajtha László
Original / Hungarian title
Symphonie No. 8, Op. 66
Foreign language / English title
Symphonie No. 8, Op. 66
Subtitle
(Huitieme Symphonie) pour orchestre / (Eighth Symphony) for orchestra
Year of composition
1959
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl., picc., 2 ob., c.ing., 2 cl., cl.b., sax.a., 2 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., crnt., 3 trb., tuba - 2 timp., perc. (cel., xil.) - 2 arpa - strings
Duration
32 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegre et léger
2. Lent et triste
3. Tres agité et toujours angoissé
4. Violent et tourmenté
Premiere information
21 May 1960, Budapest; Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Alphonse Leduc & Cie © 1962, A.L. 23.026
Available here!
Recordings
Marco Polo CD - Pécs Symphony Orchestra, Nicolás Pasquet (cond.)
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Lajtha, László: Orchestral Works Vol. 7 Marco Polo (Naxos)