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This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

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Title of the work

String Quartet, Op. 12

Composer
Bánhalmi György
Original / Hungarian title
Vonósnégyes, Op. 12
Foreign language / English title
String Quartet, Op. 12
Dedication
"Dedicated to my teacher, János Viski"
Year of composition
1953
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
2 vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
21 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegro con fuoco
2. Scherzo: Presto
3. Intermezzo: Lento ma non troppo
4. Rondo: Vivace
Premiere information
Hungarian premiere: 18 November 2016, Kőrösi Cultural Center, Budapest; Sturca String Quartet
Publisher / Source
Belvin Inc. No. 19
Recordings
Live recording, 1976 - The Philharmonia Quartet: Hillel Kagan, Helia Schramm (vl.), Sally Didrickson (vla.), Nell Novak (vlc.) (Available at youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Revised: 1971