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

Symphony No. 2 (Capriccio), Op. 39


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
II. Szimfónia (Capriccio), Op. 39
Foreign language / English title
Symphony No. 2 (Capriccio), Op. 39
Dedication
To Márta Szabó
Year of composition
1948

Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 2 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb. - timp., perc. (trg., raganella, ptti., tmb.chinese, tmb.mlt., gr.c.) - strings
Duration
26 min

Movements, parts
1. Capriccio - Allegretto vivace
2. Danza pomposa - Andante sostenuto, molto grave
3. Danza giocosa - Allegro comodo
4. Presto finale - Presto

Commissioned by
The Centenary Department of the Office of the Minister President
Publisher / Source
EMB © 1963, K-89 and Z. 3632
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Remarks, other info
Composed for the Centenary of 1848-1849