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Sonata WoO 1

Composer
Bánkövi Gyula
Original / Hungarian title
Szonáta WoO 1
Foreign language / English title
Sonata WoO 1
Subtitle
For viola
Dedication
to Veronika Botos
Year of composition
1988
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
vla.
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
I. Appasionato; II. Lento, lontano; III. Presto
Premiere information
1987, Budapest; Veronika Botos (vla.)

Óbudai Társaskör, Budapest; Veronika Botos (vla.) (First public performance)
Publisher / Source
Hangvarázs Bt. No. 2
Available here!
Recordings
Hungarian Radio, 1996 (Available on soundcloud.com)
Remarks, other info
Written as en exam composition at the Academy of Music under the influence of Bartók’s Sonata and Berg’s Sonata.