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Valley of the Huns / Val d´Anniviers, Op. 69

Composer
Balassa Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Hunok völgye, Op. 69
Foreign language / English title
Valley of the Huns / Val d´Anniviers, Op. 69
Subtitle
Symphonic poem
Dedication
"to my daughter, Juli"
Year of composition
1999
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl., picc., 2 ob., c.ing., 2 cl., cl.b., 2 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - perc., cel., arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
19 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Commissioned by
Dr. István Nemeskürthy for the Hungarian Millennium
Premiere information
21 January 2000, Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32212, 2004 - Hungarian Radio Orchestra, László Kovács (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 Valley of the Huns
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Balassa, Sándor: Valley of the Huns Op. 69; Prince Csaba Op. 46; Dances of Mucsa Op. 50 Hungaroton