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Biblical Triptych

Composer
Zádor Jenő
Original / Hungarian title
Biblical Triptych / Bibliai triptichon
Foreign language / English title
Biblical Triptych
Subtitle
For orchestra
Dedication
"Dedicated to Thomas Mann"
Year of composition
1943
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl., 2 ob., 3 cl., 3 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (2 esec.) - pf., arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc. cb.
Duration
30 min
Movements, parts
1. Joseph / József
2. David / Dávid
3. Paul / Pál
Premiere information
December 1943, Orchestra Hall, Chicago; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Désiré Defauw (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Available here!
Recordings
Naxos CD 8.573529, 2016 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Mariusz Smolij (cond.)