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Hommage a Paul Klee

Composer
Veress Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Hommage a Paul Klee
Foreign language / English title
Hommage a Paul Klee
Subtitle
Per due pianoforti e orchestra d´archi / For two pianos and string orchestra
Year of composition
1951
Type
Chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
2 pf. - strings
Duration
27 min
Movements, parts
1. Zeichen in Gelb / Mark in Yellow - Allegro
2. Feuerwind / Fire Wind - Allegro molto 3. Alter Klang / Old Sound - Andante con moto
4. Unten und oben / Below and Above - Allegretto piacevole
5. Steinsammlung / Stone Collection - Allegretto
6. Grün in Grün / Green in Green - Andante
7. Kleiner Blauteufel / Little Blue Devil - Vivo
Premiere information
22 January 1952, Bern, Switzerland; Sándor Veress (pf.), Blake (pf.), Bern Chamber Orchestra, H. Müller (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni - Milano, 4965 (pocket score on sale); 4827 (on hire); 4827 (solo part on sale)
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Recordings
col legno WWE 1CD 20240, 2005 - A. Grau, G. Schumacher (pf.), Camerata Bern, Erich Höbarth (cond.)