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

Concerto


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Concerto
Foreign language / English title
Concerto
Subtitle
For orchestra
Dedication
in memoriam Bélae Bartók
Year of composition
1965

Type
Orchestral work
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob., c.ing., 2 cl., cl.b., 2 fg., cfg. - timp., perc. (4 esec.: vibr., xil, carillon, tmb.picc., trg., gr.c., ptti., tam-tam) - arpa, cel., pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
28 min

Movements, parts
1. Andante patetico
2. Allegro, feroce
3. Moderato, cantablie
4. Vivacissimo, leggiero
5. Adagio, rubato
6. Allegro, risoluto

Premiere information
6 May 1965, Béla Bartók Conservatory, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 1967, S-58 and Z. 5106
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31189, 1996 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, András Ligeti (cond.)