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Sinfonia Minneapolitana

Composer
Veress Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Sinfonia Minneapolitana
Foreign language / English title
Sinfonia Minneapolitana
Subtitle
Symphony No. 2
Dedication
Frederick R. Mann
Year of composition
1953
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
4 fl., 4 ob., 3 cl., 3 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - arpa - timp., perc. (2 esec.: tamb., ptto., trg., xil.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
20 min
Movements, parts
1. Pesante - Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro molto
Commissioned by
Frederick Mann Foundation
Premiere information
12 March 1954, Minneapolis, USA; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni - Milano, 4936 (large or medium score on sale); 4936 (on hire)
Available here!
Recordings
MBG 6130, 1996 - Miskolc Symphony Orchestra, János Mészáros (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1952 - 1953