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 for Sax Quartet and Symphony Orchestra


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Concerto for Sax Quartet
Foreign language / English title
Concerto for Sax Quartet and Symphony Orchestra
Subtitle
For 4 saxophones solo (S., A., T., B.) and orchestra
Dedication
to the Budapest Saxophone Quartet
Year of composition
2001

Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
sax.s., sax.a., sax.t., sax.bar. - 2 fl., 3 cl., fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 2 trb., tuba - perc. - pf. - strings 2.0.3.1 - 4.3.2.1 - piano, percussion, strings
Duration
14 min

Movements, parts
1. Old School Groove
2. Movie Music
3. Girl from Peru

Premiere information
2 February 2001, Great Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Budapest Saxophone Quartet, Dohnányi Symphony Orchestra Budafok, Gábor Hollerung (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editions BIM 2017, SAX20b
Available here!
Recordings
Live recording, 2001 - Budapest Saxophone Quartet, Dohnányi Symphony Orchestra Budafok, Gábor Hollerung (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 1. Old School Groove
2 2. Movie Music
3 3. Girl from Peru