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Concerto in Memoriam Attila József / Concerto in Memory of Attila József

Composer
Szervánszky Endre
Original / Hungarian title
Concerto József Attila emlékére
Foreign language / English title
Concerto in Memoriam Attila József / Concerto in Memory of Attila József
Year of composition
1954
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III anche picc.), 3 ob., 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - 2 arpa - timp., perc. (trg., tmb.picc., gr.c., ptti., tam-tam) - strings
Duration
41 min
Movements, parts
1. Fantázia - A Dunánál / Fantasy - By the Danube
2. Scherzo - Medvetánc / Scherzo - Bear´s Dance
3. Elégia - Nagyon fáj / Elegy - Too much Pain
4. Pastoral - Betlehemi királyok / Pastorale - Kings from Bethlehem
5. Fianle - Nem én kiálltok / Finale - I do not Call
Premiere information
1955; László Somogyi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
EMB © 1957, SZ-59
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 31728, 2000 (Recorded in 1965) - Hungarian State Orchestra, Gyula Borbély (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Used also as incidental music in the film: "We lived in such Times"