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Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25

Composer
Dohnányi Ernő
Original / Hungarian title
Változatok egy gyermekdalra, Op. 25
Foreign language / English title
Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25
Subtitle
For piano and orchestra
Year of composition
1914
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
pf. solo - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., tuba - timp., perc. - xil., campli., gr.c., ptti., trg.) - arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
Theme, 13 Variations, Finale Fugato
Premiere information
17 February 1914, Berlin
Publisher / Source
N. Simrock, Berlin Ⓒ 1922, Plate 14652
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Recordings
Angel 35538, Ernő Dohnányi (pf.), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir A. Boult (cond.), 1956; EMI Classics 724355503121, London Symphony Orchestra, L. Collingwood (cond.), 1931; Hungaroton White Label 121, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.), I. Lantos (pf.), 1989
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1 Variations on a Nursery Song Op. 25