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Vörösmarty - Symphony in Five Sections

Composer
Járdányi Pál
Original / Hungarian title
Vörösmarty - Szimfónia öt részben
Foreign language / English title
Vörösmarty - Symphony in Five Sections
Subtitle
For large orchestra
Dedication
"To My Master, Zoltán Kodály for His 70th Birthday"
Year of composition
1952
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (gr.c., ptti., camp., trg. ) - arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
30 min
Movements, parts
1. Hazádnak rendületlenül
2. Virág és pillangó
3. Hová merült el szép szemed világa
4. Harci dal
5. A vén cigány
Premiere information
18 February 1953, Budapest; János Ferencsik (cond.)
1959, London
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1954, J-18 (or Z. 1029)
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31742, 2000 - Szent István Király Oratorio Choir, Szent István Király Symphony Orchestra, János Ács (cond.)