Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 32


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
II. Hegedűverseny, Op. 32
Foreign language / English title
Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 32
Subtitle
For violin and orchestra
Year of composition
1941

Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vl. solo - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 2 cor., 2 tr. - timp. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
23 min

Movements, parts
1. Tempo moderato
2. (Tema con variazioni) Sostenuto
3. Allegro risoluto

Premiere information
19 October 1967
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 1962, Z. 3661, Z. 8258 (Piano reduction)
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-12313, 1981 - Mária Bálint (vl.), Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Breitner (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1940 - 1941, revised: 1956