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Four Portraits for Orchestra, Op. 56

Composer
Balassa Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Négy arckép szimfonikus zenekarra, Op. 56
Foreign language / English title
Four Portraits for Orchestra, Op. 56
Dedication
for the Pécs Symphony Orchestra on the 185th anniversary of symphonic music trad
Year of composition
1996
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl., 3 ob., 3 cl., 3 fg. - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - arpa, perc. - strings
Duration
26 min
Movements, parts
I. Sándor Kőrösi Csoma; II. István SInka; III. Endre Szervánszky; IV. Dezső Szabó
Commissioned by
Péter Szkladányi, director of the Pécs Symphony Orchestra
Premiere information
17 March 1997, Pécs
Recordings
Hungaroton Classic HCD 32161
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Balassa, Sándor: Pécs Concerto Op. 61; Four Portraits for Orchestra Op. 56; Parcel No. 301 Op. 58 Hungaroton