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Suite No. 2, Op. 38 (a)

Composer
Lajtha László
Original / Hungarian title
Suite No. 2, Op. 38 (a)
Foreign language / English title
Suite No. 2, Op. 38 (a)
Subtitle
(Deuxiéme Suite) pour orchestre / (Second Suite) for orchestra
Year of composition
1943
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl., 3 ob. (c.ing.), 3 cl., sax.a., sax.t., 3 fg. (cfg.) - 4 cor., crnt., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - arpa - perc. - strings
Duration
25 min
Movements, parts
1. Vivace
2. Prestissimo
3. Molto quieto
4. Vivace
Premiere information
21 January 1953, Budapest, János Ferencsik (cond.)

1957, München, Bayerischer Rundfunk (West-European premičre)
Publisher / Source
Alphonse Leduc et Cie © 1950, A.L. 20.618
Available here!
Recordings
Marco Polo, 8.223671 (CD), September 1995 Pécs Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Nicolás Pasquet 25:28 (6:18 + 5:32 + 6:05 + 7:33)
Remarks, other info
Suite from the ballet: Le bosquet des quatre dieux, Op. 38 I. = I. Entrée en rondeau; II. = VII. Lazzi; III. = VI. Le chant de la nuit; IV. = IX. Second finale