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Hortobágy, Op. 21 (a)

Composer
Lajtha László
Original / Hungarian title
Hortobágy, Op. 21 (a)
Foreign language / English title
Hortobágy, Op. 21 (a)
Subtitle
Suite for orchestra
Year of composition
1935
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl. (II. anche picc.), ob., c.ing., cl., cl.b., 2 fg. - 2 cor., tr., arpa, 3 timp. perc. (ptti., tamb., gr.c., trg., tam-tam) - strings
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. La grande plaine hongroise. Andante
2. Galopade dans la puszta. Presto
Premiere information
25 January 1946, Budapest; Philharmonic Orchestra, János Ferencsik (cond.); (With the title: "Two symphonic pictures")
Publisher / Source
Alphonse Leduc & Cie © 1965, A.L. 23.446
Available here!
Recordings
Marco Polo, 8.223667, 1994 - Pécs Symphony Orchestra, Nicolás Pasquet (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 I. La grande plaine hongroise. Andante
2 II. Galopade dans la puszta. Presto
Remarks, other info
From the film music Hortobágy, Op. 21