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Porte de l’enfer, Op. 15 / The Hell´s Gate, Op. 15

Composer
Bánkövi Gyula
Original / Hungarian title
A pokol kapuja, Op. 15
Foreign language / English title
Porte de l’enfer, Op. 15 / The Hell´s Gate, Op. 15
Subtitle
Sound fresco for string quartet and electronics after the sculpture by August Rodin
Year of composition
2003
Type
Live and tape music
Number of players
5
Instrumentation
strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc. - tape (sound engineer)
Duration
19 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
29 September 2001, Kunsthalle, Budapest; Bence Gazda (vl.), Zoltán Martincsek (vl.), György Gulyás-Nagy (vla.), Balázs Kántor (vlc.), István Horváth (sound engineer) (First version)
Publisher / Source
Hangvarázs Bt. No. 16
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton 2005 (Stereo version)
Hungarian Radio 2003 (5.1 version)
1 min. sample
1 A pokol kapuja
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2001 - 2003
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Bánkövi, Gyula: Silver Winged Butterflies, Miserere, Porte de l'enfer, Consciousness, Accord(ion) Concerto Hungaroton