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Title of the work

By the Danube

Composer
Gyöngyösi Levente
Original / Hungarian title
A Dunánál
Foreign language / English title
By the Danube
Subtitle
For the EXPO 2015 in Milan - Concert aria for bass solo and piano (or orchestra)
Year of composition
2015
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
B. - 2 fl. (I anche fl.a.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 3 fg. (I anche cfg.) - 2 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb. - timp., perc. (3 esec.: vibr., trg., tom-tom, tam-tam, gr.c.) - cel., arpa - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 6 vlc., 4 cb.
Duration
9 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
JÓZSEF, Attila
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Géza Szőcs Hungarian Government Commissioner of the EXPO 2015
Premiere information
9 July 2015, "Expo in Cittá", Puccini Concert Hall, Conservatory Milan, Italy; Krisztián Cser (B.), József Balog (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Kontrapunk Music © 2015, K-0250 (Piano version)

Ⓒ 2024 by the composer, Gy 012 (Distributed by Universal Edition) (Orchestral version)
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Remarks, other info
Based on the poem by Attila József Revised for orchestra: 2024