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Title of the work

Balkan Express

Composer
Tóth Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Balkán expressz
Foreign language / English title
Balkan Express
Subtitle
For quartet
Dedication
to Zoltán Varga
Year of composition
2001
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
cor. - pf. - strings: vl., cb.
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Commissioned by
Zoltán Varga
Premiere information
17 May 2002, Óbudai Társaskör, Budapest; Zoltán Varga (cor.), Ildikó Line (vl.), Ágota Lénárt (pf.), István Lukácsházi (cb.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Available here!
Recordings
2000 - Zoltán Varga (cor.), Ildikó Line (vl.), Ágota Lénárt (pf.), István Lukácsházi (cb.) (Available on youtube.com)
Passamezzo Creative CD "Canticornum" 2020 - György Kecskés (cor.), György Klebniczki (pf.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
See also revised versions:
Balkan Express - For Cello Ensemble

Balkan Express - For Brass Ensemble