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Concerto for Viola and Changing Environment

Composer
Csapó Gyula
Original / Hungarian title
Concerto brácsára és változó környezetre
Foreign language / English title
Concerto for Viola and Changing Environment
Subtitle
For viola and orchestra
Year of composition
2009
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vla. solo - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 2 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (2 esec.) - pf. (anche cel.), arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
30 min
Movements, parts
1. (1 - 130)
2. (131 - 201)
3. (202 - 280)
4. (281 - 460)
5. (461 - 518)
6. (519 - 575)
7. Cadenza (576 - 622)
8. (623 - 659)
Commissioned by
Rivka Golani, with the support of the Canadian Center of Arts
Premiere information
14 October 2008, Budapest Autumn Festival, Festival Theater, MÜPA - Palace of Arts, Budapest; Rivka Golani (vla.), MR (Hungarian Radio) Symphony Orchestra, László Tihanyi (cond.)

15 January 2022, Liszt Academy, Budapest; Gábor Homoky (vla.), Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gergely Dubóczky (cond.) (Premiere of the revised version)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest C-12
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32665, 2010 - Rivka Golani (vla.), Zsanett Pfujd (fg. in viola cadenza), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, László Tihanyi (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2004 - 2009

Winner of the 2009 Artisjus Prize "The Classical Music Composition of the Year 2009"

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