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Episodi sul thema B-A-C-H

Composer
Durkó Zsolt
Original / Hungarian title
Episodi sul thema B-A-C-H
Foreign language / English title
Episodi sul thema B-A-C-H
Subtitle
For symphony orchestra
Year of composition
1963
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl. (II anche picc. e in sol), ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr. (III anche tr.picc.), 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (3 esec. - tmb.picc.c.c., 3 ptti.sosp., chinese gong, tam-tam, 2 temple bl., cas., 2 bongo, br.c., vibr., marimba, camp.) - arpa, cel., cemb., pf. - strings: 14 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
1. No. 1 Sostenuto
2. No. 2 Poco piú mosso; deciso
3. No. 3 Sostenutiss., drammatico
4. No. 4 Modeato, subito
Premiere information
1963, Sala della via Conciliazione, Roma; Orchestra Stabile dell´Accademia, D. Paris (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1961, D-30 (On rental)
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Recordings
Hungarian Radio