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Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 62

Composer
Lajtha László
Original / Hungarian title
Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 62
Foreign language / English title
Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 62
Subtitle
(Deuxiéme Sinfonietta) pour orchestre a cordes / (Second Sinfonietta) for string orchestra
Dedication
"á Guy Turbet-Delof"
Year of composition
1956
Type
Chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
24 min
Movements, parts
1. Tres vif
2. Lent et calme
3. Prestissimo
Premiere information
1956, Hamburg, Nordeutscher Rundfunk

17 April 1957, Budapest; János Ferencsik (cond.) (Hungarian premiere)
Publisher / Source
Alphonse Leduc & Cie © 1957, A.L. 21.735
Available here!
Recordings
BMC CD 189, 2014 - Budapest Chamber Symphony, Péter Csaba (cond.)
Koch Schwann 3-1360-2 H1, 1994 - Ensemble Orchestral Harmonia Nova, Didier Bouture (cond.)