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Lyrische Ouverture, Op. 5 / Lyric Overture, Op. 5

Composer
Széll György
Original / Hungarian title
Lyrische Ouverture, Op. 5 / Lírikus nyitány, Op. 5
Foreign language / English title
Lyrische Ouverture, Op. 5 / Lyric Overture, Op. 5
Subtitle
For orchestra
Year of composition
1921
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
picc. (anche fl. 4), 3 fl. (anche picc. 2), 2 ob., c.ng. (anche ob. 3), 2 cl. in A, cl.b. in A (anche cl. 3), cl. in D, 3 fg., cfg. - 6 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (ptti., tmb.picc., cas., tambourine, trg., campli.) - 2 arpa, cel. - strings: 16 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vl. 3, 12 vla., 10 vlc., 8 cb.
Duration
22 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
4 January 1923, Musikverein, Düsseldorf; Geroge Szell (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, 1922
Available here!
Recordings
Cleveland Institute of Music CD CIM 2152, 1992 - Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, Louis Lane (cond.)