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Concerto Imaginario / Piano Concerto for an Imaginary Pianist

Composer
Varga Judit
Original / Hungarian title
Concerto Imaginario / Képzeltbeli zongoraverseny
Foreign language / English title
Concerto Imaginario / Piano Concerto for an Imaginary Pianist
Dedication
In memoriam Liszt Ferenc
Year of composition
2010
Type
Live and tape music
Instrumentation
stereo tape (pf. solo) - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 2 cor.,2 tr., 2 trb., trb.b., tuba - timp., perc. (ptti., trg.) - strings: 5 vl. 1, 5 vl. 2, 5 vla., 5 vlc., 3 cb.
Duration
14 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
8 February 2011, New Hungarian Music Forum Composition Competition, Palace of Arts, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest; Concerto Budapest, András Keller (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Judit Varga
Available here!
Recordings
Budapest Music Center BMC PCD 28, 2011 - New Hugarian Music Forum Composition Competition 2011, Concerto Budapest, András Keller (cond.)
Recording of the premiere, 2011 - Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, András Keller (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)
1 min. sample
1 Képzeletbeli zongoraverseny
Remarks, other info
Pre-recorded Piano solo with live symphony orchestra accompaniment

The piece was written for the New Hungarian Music Forum Composition Competition 2011 and won 2st Prize in the Orchestral Category