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Piano Concerto No. 2

Composer
Rajna Tamás
Original / Hungarian title
Piano Concerto No. 2 / II. zongoraverseny
Foreign language / English title
Piano Concerto No. 2
Subtitle
For piano and symphony orchestra
Dedication
"In memory of my father Dr. Nándor Rajna"
Year of composition
1984
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
pf. solo - picc., 2 fl., 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - 4 timp., perc. (2 esec. - tmb.picc.c.c., gr.c., ptto.sosp., ptti. a 2, trg., tambourine, gong) - cel. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
35 min
Movements, parts
1. Maestoso
2. Elegy - Andante tranquillo
3. Allegro risoluto
Commissioned by
Onde Libertas (Stellenbosch)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Claremont GSE 1526 CD, 1993 - Thomas Rajna (pf.), National Symphony Orchestra of the SABC, Allan Stephenson (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1980 - 1984