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Sons of the Sun, Op. 54

Composer
Balassa Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
A nap fiai, Op. 54
Foreign language / English title
Sons of the Sun, Op. 54
Subtitle
For symphony orchestra
Dedication
to György Csete (Ópusztaszer, Hungary) for the 1100th anniversary of the Hungarian Statehood
Year of composition
1995
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl., 3 ob., 3 cl., 3 fg. - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - perc. - arpa - strings
Duration
24 min
Movements, parts
Lento - Allegro alla breve - Andante. Lento
Commissioned by
architect György Csete
Premiere information
17 June 1996, Szombathely, Hungary
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32355, 2014 - Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, ádám Medveczky (cond.)