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Notturno

Composer
Seiber Mátyás
Original / Hungarian title
Notturno
Foreign language / English title
Notturno
Subtitle
For horn and string orchestra
Dedication
Written for Dennis Brain and dedicated to the memory of Brahms
Year of composition
1944
Type
String orchestra
Instrumentation
cor. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
8 min
Movements, parts
One movement (Andante moderato – Presto – Tempo I)
Premiere information
3 December 1945, Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom; Dennis Brain (cor.), Boyd Neel Orchestra, Mátyás Seiber (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Schott Music Ltd., London (Material on hire)
Available here!
Recordings
BIS CD-376, 1987 - Sören Hermansson (cor.), Umea Sinfonietta, Edvard Tjivzjel (cond.)