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Title of the work

Fantasia Concertante

Composer
Seiber Mátyás
Original / Hungarian title
Fantasia Concertante
Foreign language / English title
Fantasia Concertante
Subtitle
For violin and string orchestra
Dedication
to Max Rostal
Year of composition
1944
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vl. solo - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
16 min
Movements, parts
One movement (Risoluto – Allegro – Lento – Allegro – Vigoroso – Allegro)
Premiere information
1945, London
Publisher / Source
Ars-Viva-Verlag GmbH (Material on hire) (Study score AVV 64, Piano reduction AVV 2)
Available here!
Recordings
André Gertler (vl.), Prague Symphony Orchestra, Václav Smetáček (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1943 - 1944