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

Harp Concerto


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Hárfaverseny
Foreign language / English title
Harp Concerto
Subtitle
For harp and orchestra
Dedication
"A mia moglie, Elisabetta"
Year of composition
1959

Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
arpa - fl., ob. (anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (II. anche cl.b.), fg. - cor. - timp. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
15 min

Movements, parts
One movement

Premiere information
7 December 1960, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1965, J-17 (or Z. 4331)
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31742, 2000 - Elisabetta Devescovi (arpa), King St. Stephen Symphony Orchestra, János Ács (cond.)