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Title of the work

If I were a River...

Composer
Sándor László
Original / Hungarian title
Ha folyóvíz...
Foreign language / English title
If I were a River...
Subtitle
For solo cello - Based on a folk song from Gyergyó (Transylvania)
Dedication
To Tamás Zétényi
Year of composition
2013
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
vlc.
Duration
6 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
22 December 2012, Family Event, Tamás Zétényi (vlc.)

23 January 2014, Classicus Concert, Central European University, Budapest; Tamás Zétényi (vlc.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest Ⓒ 2023, Z. 15187
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Recordings
Available from the composer
1 min. sample
1 Ha folyóvíz...
Remarks, other info
Based on a Székely folk song collected by Antal Molnár in Gyergyó in 1911, which the composer interpreted in a series of variations, also using extended techniques of the instrument.